"Duo" means two. The acaricide has two insecticidal components;organophosphates and pyrethroids.
Chlorpyrifos (organophosphate) acts independently and synergistically with cypermethrin (pyrethroid).
The symptoms of Duodip poisoning is dependent largely on the age of the victim.
The prominent presentation in adults is cholinergic overstimualtion as a result of chlorpyrifos. There are very little or no Pyrethroid effects in adults probably due to their efficient degradation. Treatment of poisoning is therefore geared towards . . .
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