title: Green tobacco sickness in tobacco harvesters--Kentucky, 1992.
abstract: Green tobacco sickness (GTS) is an illness resulting from dermal exposure to dissolved nicotine from wet tobacco leaves; it is characterized by nausea, vomiting, weakness, and dizziness and sometimes fluctuations in blood pressure or heart rate (1-3). On September 14, 1992, the Occupational Health Nurses in Agricultural Communities (OHNAC) project of Kentucky* received reports of 27 cases of GTS. The cases occurred among tobacco harvesters who had sought treatment in several hospital emergency departments in south-central Kentucky during the preceding 2 weeks. This report summarizes the findings of the investigation of these cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004630:Emergencies / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009538:Nicotine / Q000506:poisoning*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012869:Skin Absorption; D014026:Nicotiana
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine