Equipment

[MIZUNO YUHI]

Character Name: Hikaru Mizuno & Seijuro Hyuga
Character Rank: jounin
Link to Accepted Profile:

• Hikaru Mizuno: narutodivinexx.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=acceptedcharacter&thread=594&page=1
  
• Seijuro Hyuga: narutodivinexx.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=acceptedcharacter&action=display&thread=641
  

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Name: Senbon/Needle launcher
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Offense
Description:
Hidden on her right forearm, Shizune has a needle launcher which she can use to send poison tipped needles at her opponent. After lifting her sleeve she can pull the launch cable taught and then let it loose, which will launch the five poison tipped needles towards her target.

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Name: Training Weights
Type: accessory
Combat Usage: supplementary
Description:
Though an old fashioned training method, Maito Gai made Lee use these extremely heavy weights to increase his speed and movement. The weights are worn under the warmers on Lee's lower legs. When removed, Lee gains a great increase in his speed and mobility. The weights are marked with the kanji for "guts".

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Name: HyourouGan (Soldier Provision Pills)
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: supplementary
Description:
When the soldier pill is swallowed, it allows the ninja to fight for several days without rest. The pill is full of proteins and a special stimulant that momentarily increases the ninja's chakra.

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Name: Ankle dagger
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Offense
Description:
Small, sharp daggers with a sheath designed to be worn just above ankles. Usually worn hidden in shoes. Have no hilt.

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Name: Throwing daggers
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Offense
Description:
Small, sharp daggers with sheath designed to be worn on belt or wrists/lower arms. Have no hilt. Used similarily to kunai.

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Name: Throwing knives
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Offense
Description:
Small, sharp daggers with sheath designed to be worn on belt or wrists/lower arms. Have a hilt. Used similarily to kunai.

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Name: Breath Mask
Type: Tool
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Ninja from Hidden Rain sometimes wear a breath mask for their missions. The mask allows the ninja to breathe underwater and in harsh air conditions.

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Name: Belladonna [Poison - Natural]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing juice from the berries of a Belladonna plant.

Toxicity
Belladonna is one of the most toxic plants found in the Western hemisphere. All parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids.[13] The berries pose the greatest danger to children because they look attractive and have a somewhat sweet taste.[12] The consumption of two to five berries by children and ten to twenty berries by adults can be lethal. The root of the plant is generally the most toxic part, though this can vary from one specimen to another. Ingestion of a single leaf of the plant can be fatal to an adult.

The active agents in Belladonna, atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine), and hyoscyamine, have anticholinergic properties. The symptoms of belladonna poisoning include dilated pupils, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, tachycardia, loss of balance, staggering, headache, rash, flushing, dry mouth and throat, slurred speech, urinary retention, constipation, confusion, hallucinations, delirium, and convulsions. The plant's deadly symptoms are caused by atropine's disruption of the parasympathetic nervous system's ability to regulate non-volitional/subconscious activities such as sweating, breathing, and heart rate. The antidote for belladonna poisoning is physostigmine or pilocarpine, the same as for atropine.

Atropa belladonna is also toxic to many domestic animals, causing narcosis and paralysis. However, cattle and rabbits seem to eat the plant without suffering harmful effects.[16] Its anticholinergic properties will cause in humans the disruption of cognitive capacities like memory and learning.

• For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna
  

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Name: Arsenic [Poison - Chemical]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing arsenic.

Symptoms of arsenic poisoning begin with headaches, confusion and drowsiness. As the poisoning develops, convulsions and changes in fingernail pigmentation may occur. When the poisoning becomes acute, symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, blood in the urine, cramping muscles, hair loss, stomach pain, and more convulsions. The organs of the body that are usually affected by arsenic poisoning are the lungs, skin, kidneys, and liver. The final result of arsenic poisoning is coma or death.

Anyone swallowing large amounts of arsenic will usually die within a few hours following seizures and shock. If death does not occur at this earlier stage your kidneys will pack in and you will be dead within days.

• For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic
  

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Name: Black Widow Spider Venom [Poison - Natural]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing Black Widow Spider venom.

The black widow spider produces a protein venom that affects the victim's nervous system. This neurotoxic protein is one of the most potent venoms secreted by an animal. Some people are slightly affected by the venom, but others may have a severe response. The first symptom is acute pain at the site of the bite, although there may only be a minimal local reaction. Symptoms usually start within 20 minutes to one hour after the bite.

• Local pain may be followed by localized or generalized severe muscle cramps, abdominal pain, weakness, and tremor. Large muscle groups (such as shoulder or back) are often affected, resulting in considerable pain. In severe cases, nausea, vomiting, fainting, dizziness, chest pain, and respiratory difficulties may follow.
  
• The severity of the reaction depends on the age and physical condition of the person bitten. Children and the elderly are more seriously affected than young adults.
  
• In some cases, abdominal pain may mimic such conditions as appendicitis or gallbladder problems. Chest pain may be mistaken
• Blood pressure and heart rate may be elevated. The elevation of blood pressure can lead to one of the most severe complications.
  
• People rarely die from a black widow's bite. Life-threatening reactions are generally seen only in small children and the elderly.
  

• For more info: www.emedicinehealth.com/black_widow_spider_bite/article_em.htm
  

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Name: Botulinum [Poison - Chemical]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing botulinum.

...It is the most acutely toxic substance known, with a median lethal dose of about 1 ng/kg (intravenously) meaning one teaspoon can kill 1.2 billion people.

Food-borne botulism usually results from ingestion of food that has become contaminated with spores (such as a perforated can) in an anaerobic environment, allowing the spores to germinate and grow. The growing (vegetative) bacteria produce toxin. It is the ingestion of preformed toxin that causes botulism, not ingestion of the spores or vegetative organism.

Proper refrigeration at temperatures below 3 °C (38 °F) prevents the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is also susceptible to high salt and low pH levels.

Infant (intestinal) and wound botulism both result from infection with spores which subsequently germinate, resulting in production of toxin and the symptoms of botulism.

The toxin itself is rapidly destroyed by heat, such as in thorough cooking. However, the spores which produce the toxin are heat-tolerant and will survive boiling at 100 degrees Celsius for an extended period of time.
Side effects

Side Effects
Side effects can be predicted from the mode of action (muscle paralysis) and chemical structure (protein) of the molecule, resulting broadly speaking in two major areas of side effects: paralysis of the wrong muscle group and allergic reaction. Bruising at the site of injection is a side effect not of the toxin, but rather the mode of administration. In cosmetic use, this means that the client will complain of inappropriate facial expression such as drooping eyelid, uneven smile, loss of ability to close the eye. This will wear off in around 6 weeks. Bruising is prevented by the clinician applying pressure to the injection site, but may still occur, and will last around 7 – 10 days. When injecting the masseter muscle of the jaw, loss of muscle function will result in a loss or reduction of power to chew solid foods. All cosmetic treatments are of limited duration, and can be as short a period as six weeks, but usually one sees with an effective period of between 3 and 8 months. At the extremely low doses used medicinally, botulinum toxin has a very low degree of toxicity.

Reported adverse events from cosmetic use includes headaches, focal facial paralysis, muscle weakness, dysphagia, flu-like syndromes, and allergic reactions.

• For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin
  

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Name: Death Stalker Scorpion Venom [Poison - Natural]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing Death Stalker Scorpion venom.

Although it's only a medium-sized scorpion, the Death Stalker is one of the most deadly scorpions on Earth. Its very potent venom helps it compensate for its smaller size and narrow, weak pincers; this scorpion’s sting injects extremely toxic venom (a neurotoxin) that can cause extreme pain, fever, convulsions, paralysis, and often coma or death in humans (by heart or respiratory failure). The Death Stalker Scorpion is found in North Africa and the Middle East. It prefers a dry climate, and makes its home in natural burrows or under stones.

The neurotoxins found in Death Stalker venom are being studied by scientists, who hope to find in them a treatment for some diseases, noteably some forms of brain cancer, and diabetes.

• For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker
  

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Name: Golden Poison Frog Venom [Poison - Natural]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing venom from the skin of the Golden Poison Frog.

The Golden Poison Frog's alkaloid poison, one of a number of poisons common to dart frogs (batrachotoxins), prevents nerves from transmitting impulses, leaving the muscles in an inactive state of contraction. This can lead to heart failure or fibrillation. Alkaloid batrachotoxins can be stored by frogs for years after the frog is deprived of a food-based source, and such toxins do not readily deteriorate, even when transferred to another surface. Chickens and dogs have died from contact with a paper towel on which a frog had walked.

The average dose carried will vary between locations, and consequent local diet, but the average wild P. terribilis is generally estimated to contain about one milligram of poison, enough to kill about 10,000 mice. This estimate will vary in turn, but most agree that this dose is enough to kill between 10 and 20 humans, which correlates to up to two African bull elephants. This is roughly 15,000 humans per gram.

This extraordinarily lethal poison is very rare. Batrachotoxin is only found[5] in three poisonous frogs of Colombia (genus Phyllobates) and two poisonous birds of Papua New Guinea: Pitohui dichrous and Ifrita kowaldi. Other related toxins are Histrionicotoxin and Pumiliotoxin, which are found in frog species from the genus Dendrobates.

The golden poison frog, like most other poisonous frogs, stores its poison in skin glands. Due to their poison, the frogs taste vile to predators; P. terribilis' poison kills whatever eats it, except for a snake, Liophis epinephelus. This snake is resistant to the frog's poison, but is not completely immune.

The poisonous frogs are perhaps the only creatures to be immune to this poison. Batrachotoxin attacks the sodium channels of the cells and through the ages, the frog has evolved special sodium channels that the poison can not harm.

Since easily purchasable foods such as fruit flies and extra-small crickets are not rich in the alkaloids required to produce batrachotoxins, captive frogs do not produce toxins and they eventually lose their toxicity in captivity. In fact, many hobbyists and herpetologists have reported that most dart frogs will not consume ants at all in captivity, though ants constitute the larger portion of their diet in the wild. This is likely due to the unavailability of the natural prey species of ants to captive frog keepers. Though all poison frogs lose their toxicity when deprived of certain foods, and captive-bred Golden Poison Frogs are born harmless, a wild-caught poison frog can retain alkaloids for years. It is not clear which prey species supplies the potent alkaloid that gives golden poison frogs their exceptionally high levels of toxicity, or whether the frogs modify another available toxin to produce a more efficient variant, as do some of the frog's cousins from the Dendrobates family.

Thus, the high toxicity of P. terribilis appears to be due to the consumption of a small insect or other arthropod, which may truly be the most poisonous creature on Earth.

Scientists have determined the mysterious insect probably is a small beetle from the family Melyridae. The beetle produces the same toxin found in P. terribilis. The beetle family Melyridae is cosmopolitan. Its relatives in Colombian rainforests could be the source of the batrachotoxins found in the highly toxic Phyllobates frogs of that region.

• For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Poison_Frog#Poison
  

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Name: Dioxin [Poison - Chemical]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing Dioxin.

Reputed to be the most dangerous man-made poison, it is 60,000 times more toxic than cyanide. A dose of only 50 micrograms is lethal for a human - that's a 1,000th of a small pill. Causes skin lesions, altered liver function, +impairment of the immune system, the developing nervous system, the endocrine system and reproductive functions. Large amounts may cause cancer.

Due to the omnipresence of dioxins, all people have background exposure and a certain level of dioxins in the body, leading to the so-called body burden. Current normal background exposure is not expected to affect human health on average. However, due to the high toxic potential of this class of compounds, efforts need to be undertaken to reduce current background exposure.

• For more info: www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs225/en/index.html
  

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Name: Sarin [Poison - Chemical]
Type: weapon
Combat Usage: Supplementary
Description:
Small vial containing Sarin.

How sarin works
The extent of poisoning caused by sarin depends on the amount of sarin to which a person was exposed, how the person was exposed, and the length of time of the exposure. Symptoms will appear within a few seconds after exposure to the vapor form of sarin and within a few minutes up to 18 hours after exposure to the liquid form. All the nerve agents cause their toxic effects by preventing the proper operation of the chemical that acts as the body’s “off switch” for glands and muscles. Without an “off switch,” the glands and muscles are constantly being stimulated. They may tire and no longer be able to sustain breathing function. Sarin is the most volatile of the nerve agents, which means that it can easily and quickly evaporate from a liquid into a vapor and spread into the environment. People can be exposed to the vapor even if they do not come in contact with the liquid form of sarin. Because it evaporates so quickly, sarin presents an immediate but short-lived threat.

Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure
People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor. People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:

• Runny nose
  
• Watery eyes
  
• Small, pinpoint pupils
  
• Eye pain
  
• Blurred vision
  
• Drooling and excessive sweating
  
• Cough
  
• Chest tightness
  
• Rapid breathing
  
• Diarrhea
  
• Increased urination
  
• Confusion
  
• Drowsiness
  
• Weakness
  
• Headache
  
• Nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal pain
  
• Slow or fast heart rate
  
• Low or high blood pressure

Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.

Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects:

• Loss of consciousness
  
• Convulsions
  
• Paralysis
  
• Respiratory failure possibly leading to death

• For more info: www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/basics/facts.asp
  

[b]Name[/b]: Senbon/Needle launcher
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Offense
[b]Description[/b]:
Hidden on her right forearm, Shizune has a needle launcher which she can use to send poison tipped needles at her opponent. After lifting her sleeve she can pull the launch cable taught and then let it loose, which will launch the five poison tipped needles towards her target.

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[b]Name[/b]: Training Weights
[b]Type[/b]: accessory
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Though an old fashioned training method, Maito Gai made Lee use these extremely heavy weights to increase his speed and movement. The weights are worn under the warmers on Lee's lower legs. When removed, Lee gains a great increase in his speed and mobility. The weights are marked with the kanji for "guts".

[hr]

[b]Name[/b]: HyourouGan (Soldier Provision Pills)
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
When the soldier pill is swallowed, it allows the ninja to fight for several days without rest. The pill is full of proteins and a special stimulant that momentarily increases the ninja's chakra.

[hr]

[b]Name[/b]: Ankle dagger
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Offense
[b]Description[/b]:
Small, sharp daggers with a sheath designed to be worn just above ankles. Usually worn hidden in shoes. Have no hilt.

[hr]

[b]Name[/b]: Throwing daggers
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Offense
[b]Description[/b]:
Small, sharp daggers with sheath designed to be worn on belt or wrists/lower arms. Have no hilt. Used similarily to kunai.

[hr]

[b]Name[/b]: Throwing knives
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Offense
[b]Description[/b]:
Small, sharp daggers with sheath designed to be worn on belt or wrists/lower arms. Have a hilt. Used similarily to kunai.

[hr]

[b]Name[/b]: Breath Mask
[b]Type[/b]: Tool
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Ninja from Hidden Rain sometimes wear a breath mask for their missions. The mask allows the ninja to breathe underwater and in harsh air conditions.

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[b]Name[/b]: Belladonna [Poison - Natural]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing juice from the berries of a Belladonna plant.
[quote]
[u]Toxicity[/u]
Belladonna is one of the most toxic plants found in the Western hemisphere. All parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids.[13] The berries pose the greatest danger to children because they look attractive and have a somewhat sweet taste.[12] The consumption of two to five berries by children and ten to twenty berries by adults can be lethal. The root of the plant is generally the most toxic part, though this can vary from one specimen to another. Ingestion of a single leaf of the plant can be fatal to an adult.

The active agents in Belladonna, atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine), and hyoscyamine, have anticholinergic properties. The symptoms of belladonna poisoning include dilated pupils, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, tachycardia, loss of balance, staggering, headache, rash, flushing, dry mouth and throat, slurred speech, urinary retention, constipation, confusion, hallucinations, delirium, and convulsions. The plant's deadly symptoms are caused by atropine's disruption of the parasympathetic nervous system's ability to regulate non-volitional/subconscious activities such as sweating, breathing, and heart rate. The antidote for belladonna poisoning is physostigmine or pilocarpine, the same as for atropine.

Atropa belladonna is also toxic to many domestic animals, causing narcosis and paralysis. However, cattle and rabbits seem to eat the plant without suffering harmful effects.[16] Its anticholinergic properties will cause in humans the disruption of cognitive capacities like memory and learning.[/quote][ul]
[li]For more info: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna[/url]
[/li][/ul]

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[b]Name[/b]: Arsenic [Poison - Chemical]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing arsenic.
[quote]
Symptoms of arsenic poisoning begin with headaches, confusion and drowsiness. As the poisoning develops, convulsions and changes in fingernail pigmentation may occur. When the poisoning becomes acute, symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, blood in the urine, cramping muscles, hair loss, stomach pain, and more convulsions. The organs of the body that are usually affected by arsenic poisoning are the lungs, skin, kidneys, and liver. The final result of arsenic poisoning is coma or death.

Anyone swallowing large amounts of arsenic will usually die within a few hours following seizures and shock. If death does not occur at this earlier stage your kidneys will pack in and you will be dead within days. [/quote][ul]
[li]For more info: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic[/url]
[/li][/ul]

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[b]Name[/b]: Black Widow Spider Venom [Poison - Natural]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing Black Widow Spider venom.
[quote]
The black widow spider produces a protein venom that affects the victim's nervous system. This neurotoxic protein is one of the most potent venoms secreted by an animal. Some people are slightly affected by the venom, but others may have a severe response. The first symptom is acute pain at the site of the bite, although there may only be a minimal local reaction. Symptoms usually start within 20 minutes to one hour after the bite. [ul]
[li] Local pain may be followed by localized or generalized severe muscle cramps, abdominal pain, weakness, and tremor. Large muscle groups (such as shoulder or back) are often affected, resulting in considerable pain. In severe cases, nausea, vomiting, fainting, dizziness, chest pain, and respiratory difficulties may follow.
[/li][li]The severity of the reaction depends on the age and physical condition of the person bitten. Children and the elderly are more seriously affected than young adults.
[/li][li]In some cases, abdominal pain may mimic such conditions as appendicitis or gallbladder problems. Chest pain may be mistaken [/li][li] Blood pressure and heart rate may be elevated. The elevation of blood pressure can lead to one of the most severe complications.
[/li][li]People rarely die from a black widow's bite. Life-threatening reactions are generally seen only in small children and the elderly.
[/li][/ul]
[/quote][ul]
[li]For more info: [url]http://www.emedicinehealth.com/black_widow_spider_bite/article_em.htm[/url]
[/li][/ul]

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[b]Name[/b]: Botulinum [Poison - Chemical]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing botulinum.
[quote]
...It is the most acutely toxic substance known, with a median lethal dose of about 1 ng/kg (intravenously) meaning one teaspoon can kill 1.2 billion people.

Food-borne botulism usually results from ingestion of food that has become contaminated with spores (such as a perforated can) in an anaerobic environment, allowing the spores to germinate and grow. The growing (vegetative) bacteria produce toxin. It is the ingestion of preformed toxin that causes botulism, not ingestion of the spores or vegetative organism.

Proper refrigeration at temperatures below 3 °C (38 °F) prevents the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is also susceptible to high salt and low pH levels.

Infant (intestinal) and wound botulism both result from infection with spores which subsequently germinate, resulting in production of toxin and the symptoms of botulism.

The toxin itself is rapidly destroyed by heat, such as in thorough cooking. However, the spores which produce the toxin are heat-tolerant and will survive boiling at 100 degrees Celsius for an extended period of time.
Side effects

[u]Side Effects[/u]
Side effects can be predicted from the mode of action (muscle paralysis) and chemical structure (protein) of the molecule, resulting broadly speaking in two major areas of side effects: paralysis of the wrong muscle group and allergic reaction. Bruising at the site of injection is a side effect not of the toxin, but rather the mode of administration. In cosmetic use, this means that the client will complain of inappropriate facial expression such as drooping eyelid, uneven smile, loss of ability to close the eye. This will wear off in around 6 weeks. Bruising is prevented by the clinician applying pressure to the injection site, but may still occur, and will last around 7 – 10 days. When injecting the masseter muscle of the jaw, loss of muscle function will result in a loss or reduction of power to chew solid foods. All cosmetic treatments are of limited duration, and can be as short a period as six weeks, but usually one sees with an effective period of between 3 and 8 months. At the extremely low doses used medicinally, botulinum toxin has a very low degree of toxicity.

Reported adverse events from cosmetic use includes headaches, focal facial paralysis, muscle weakness, dysphagia, flu-like syndromes, and allergic reactions.
[/quote][ul]
[li]For more info: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin[/url]
[/li][/ul]

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[b]Name[/b]: Death Stalker Scorpion Venom [Poison - Natural]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing Death Stalker Scorpion venom.
[quote]
Although it's only a medium-sized scorpion, the Death Stalker is one of the most deadly scorpions on Earth. Its very potent venom helps it compensate for its smaller size and narrow, weak pincers; this scorpion’s sting injects extremely toxic venom (a neurotoxin) that can cause extreme pain, fever, convulsions, paralysis, and often coma or death in humans (by heart or respiratory failure). The Death Stalker Scorpion is found in North Africa and the Middle East. It prefers a dry climate, and makes its home in natural burrows or under stones.

The neurotoxins found in Death Stalker venom are being studied by scientists, who hope to find in them a treatment for some diseases, noteably some forms of brain cancer, and diabetes.
[/quote][ul]
[li]For more info: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker[/url]
[/li][/ul]

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[b]Name[/b]: Golden Poison Frog Venom [Poison - Natural]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing venom from the skin of the Golden Poison Frog.
[quote]
The Golden Poison Frog's alkaloid poison, one of a number of poisons common to dart frogs (batrachotoxins), prevents nerves from transmitting impulses, leaving the muscles in an inactive state of contraction. This can lead to heart failure or fibrillation. Alkaloid batrachotoxins can be stored by frogs for years after the frog is deprived of a food-based source, and such toxins do not readily deteriorate, even when transferred to another surface. Chickens and dogs have died from contact with a paper towel on which a frog had walked.

The average dose carried will vary between locations, and consequent local diet, but the average wild P. terribilis is generally estimated to contain about one milligram of poison, enough to kill about 10,000 mice. This estimate will vary in turn, but most agree that this dose is enough to kill between 10 and 20 humans, which correlates to up to two African bull elephants. This is roughly 15,000 humans per gram.

This extraordinarily lethal poison is very rare. Batrachotoxin is only found[5] in three poisonous frogs of Colombia (genus Phyllobates) and two poisonous birds of Papua New Guinea: Pitohui dichrous and Ifrita kowaldi. Other related toxins are Histrionicotoxin and Pumiliotoxin, which are found in frog species from the genus Dendrobates.

The golden poison frog, like most other poisonous frogs, stores its poison in skin glands. Due to their poison, the frogs taste vile to predators; P. terribilis' poison kills whatever eats it, except for a snake, Liophis epinephelus. This snake is resistant to the frog's poison, but is not completely immune.

The poisonous frogs are perhaps the only creatures to be immune to this poison. Batrachotoxin attacks the sodium channels of the cells and through the ages, the frog has evolved special sodium channels that the poison can not harm.

Since easily purchasable foods such as fruit flies and extra-small crickets are not rich in the alkaloids required to produce batrachotoxins, captive frogs do not produce toxins and they eventually lose their toxicity in captivity. In fact, many hobbyists and herpetologists have reported that most dart frogs will not consume ants at all in captivity, though ants constitute the larger portion of their diet in the wild. This is likely due to the unavailability of the natural prey species of ants to captive frog keepers. Though all poison frogs lose their toxicity when deprived of certain foods, and captive-bred Golden Poison Frogs are born harmless, a wild-caught poison frog can retain alkaloids for years. It is not clear which prey species supplies the potent alkaloid that gives golden poison frogs their exceptionally high levels of toxicity, or whether the frogs modify another available toxin to produce a more efficient variant, as do some of the frog's cousins from the Dendrobates family.

Thus, the high toxicity of P. terribilis appears to be due to the consumption of a small insect or other arthropod, which may truly be the most poisonous creature on Earth.

Scientists have determined the mysterious insect probably is a small beetle from the family Melyridae. The beetle produces the same toxin found in P. terribilis. The beetle family Melyridae is cosmopolitan. Its relatives in Colombian rainforests could be the source of the batrachotoxins found in the highly toxic Phyllobates frogs of that region.[/quote][ul]
[li]For more info: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Poison_Frog#Poison[/url]
[/li][/ul]

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[b]Name[/b]: Dioxin [Poison - Chemical]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing Dioxin.
[quote]
Reputed to be the most dangerous man-made poison, it is 60,000 times more toxic than cyanide. A dose of only 50 micrograms is lethal for a human - that's a 1,000th of a small pill. Causes skin lesions, altered liver function, +impairment of the immune system, the developing nervous system, the endocrine system and reproductive functions. Large amounts may cause cancer.

Due to the omnipresence of dioxins, all people have background exposure and a certain level of dioxins in the body, leading to the so-called body burden. Current normal background exposure is not expected to affect human health on average. However, due to the high toxic potential of this class of compounds, efforts need to be undertaken to reduce current background exposure.[/quote][ul]
[li]For more info: [url]http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs225/en/index.html[/url]
[/li][/ul]

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[b]Name[/b]: Sarin [Poison - Chemical]
[b]Type[/b]: weapon
[b]Combat Usage[/b]: Supplementary
[b]Description[/b]:
Small vial containing Sarin.
[quote]
[u] How sarin works[/u]
The extent of poisoning caused by sarin depends on the amount of sarin to which a person was exposed, how the person was exposed, and the length of time of the exposure. Symptoms will appear within a few seconds after exposure to the vapor form of sarin and within a few minutes up to 18 hours after exposure to the liquid form. All the nerve agents cause their toxic effects by preventing the proper operation of the chemical that acts as the body’s “off switch” for glands and muscles. Without an “off switch,” the glands and muscles are constantly being stimulated. They may tire and no longer be able to sustain breathing function. Sarin is the most volatile of the nerve agents, which means that it can easily and quickly evaporate from a liquid into a vapor and spread into the environment. People can be exposed to the vapor even if they do not come in contact with the liquid form of sarin. Because it evaporates so quickly, sarin presents an immediate but short-lived threat.

[u]Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure[/u]
People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor. People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure: [ul]
[li] Runny nose
[/li][li] Watery eyes
[/li][li] Small, pinpoint pupils
[/li][li] Eye pain
[/li][li] Blurred vision
[/li][li] Drooling and excessive sweating
[/li][li] Cough
[/li][li] Chest tightness
[/li][li] Rapid breathing
[/li][li] Diarrhea
[/li][li] Increased urination
[/li][li] Confusion
[/li][li] Drowsiness
[/li][li] Weakness
[/li][li] Headache
[/li][li] Nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal pain
[/li][li] Slow or fast heart rate
[/li][li] Low or high blood pressure [/li][/ul]
Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.

Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects:[ul]
[li] Loss of consciousness
[/li][li] Convulsions
[/li][li] Paralysis
[/li][li] Respiratory failure possibly leading to death[/li][/ul]
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[li]For more info: [url]http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/basics/facts.asp[/url]
[/li][/ul]

[Pwn]

Can you place this in code form under the original form?

[RIKU]

Could you at least tell us what these poisons do IC. It's not the other members' job to figure out what real life venoms do in the naruto world. I'd like you to give their effects definition so we don't do your job.

[MIZUNO YUHI]

is this enough?

[RIKU]

Well, most of the poisons you have are very strong.

Rei is fine with poisons that kill, so you have my half stamp.

[Pwn]

2/2
accepted; locked and moved.