This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Poisoning, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Arsenophagists are 
Select and explain. 
A. Persons using arsenic as aboion stick, B. Persons using arsenics as cattle poisoning, C. Persons who can tolerate high doses of arsenic after taking it in low doses at frequent intervals, D. Criminals using arsenic for homicide purposes
C: Persons who can tolerate high doses of arsenic after taking it in low doses at frequent intervals
Answer: C: Persons who can tolerate high doses of arsenic after taking it in low doses at frequent intervals 
Explanation: Some people take arsenic daily as a tonic or as an aphrodisiac and they acquire tolerance to 250-300mg or more in one dose. Such people are known as arsenophagists. Ref - <a href="