<prompt> Endemic ascites is associated with the following ?PyrrolizidineAflatoxinSanguinarineBeta oxalylamino alanine BOAA  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., Pyrrolizidine Endemic ascites o Endemic ascites is caused by a hepatotoxin - pyrralizidine alkaloid found in weed seeds of Crotolariu Jhunjhunia. o These weed seeds of Jhunjhunia contaminate the millet seeds Panicum ,Ware locally ka Gondhli o Endemic ascites presented in Sarguja district of Madhya Pradesh during 1973 1976 as outbreak of rapidly developing ascites and jaundice with high moality. Preventive measures Educating the people Deweeding of Jhunjhunia plants which grow along with the staple food-millet. o Sieving to separate out the Jhunjhunia seeds from millet seeds. 