arsenic poisoning
Lethal metalloid ingestion
Arsenic poisoning is illness caused by exposure to arsenic, a toxic metalloid element.
Symptoms include vomiting, abdominal pain, and in chronic cases, skin changes and organ damage.
Because arsenic is odorless and tasteless, it was historically favored as a murder weapon: The autopsy revealed arsenic poisoning.
Industrial exposure and contaminated groundwater remain public health concerns.
Causing another's death
- murder weaponItem used to kill
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- BorgiasCorrupt Renaissance clan
- NapoleonFrench emperor, military genius
deliberate · forensic evidence · autopsy · exhumation · victim · tasteless · odorless · Victorian era
Arsenious acid salt
- lethal doseAmount causing death
- biomarkerMeasurable biological health signal
- hair analysisTesting strands for substances
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
metabolism · methylation · cellular damage · dose-response · half-life · accumulation · speciation
Water in underground rock
- well waterUnderground drinking source
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
- soil contaminationToxins degrading ground quality
rice · seafood · industrial waste · smelting · pesticides · herbicides · tanneries · irrigation
Expelling stomach contents orally
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- abdominal painDiscomfort in the belly
- garlic breathOdor from eating bulbs
- hyperpigmentationLocalized skin darkening condition
keratosis · numbness · tingling · muscle cramps · hair loss · anemia · fatigue · confusion
homicide
Causing another's death
- murder weaponItem used to kill
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- BorgiasCorrupt Renaissance clan
Napoleon · deliberate · forensic evidence · autopsy · exhumation · victim · tasteless · odorless · Victorian era
arsenite
Arsenious acid salt
- lethal doseAmount causing death
- biomarkerMeasurable biological health signal
- hair analysisTesting strands for substances
blood test · metabolism · methylation · cellular damage · dose-response · half-life · accumulation · speciation
groundwater
Water in underground rock
- well waterUnderground drinking source
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
soil contamination · rice · seafood · industrial waste · smelting · pesticides · herbicides · tanneries · irrigation · filtration
vomiting
Expelling stomach contents orally
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- abdominal painDiscomfort in the belly
- garlic breathOdor from eating bulbs
hyperpigmentation · keratosis · numbness · tingling · muscle cramps · hair loss · anemia · fatigue · confusion · convulsions
- food hazardspathogens, toxins, parasites, viruses, bacteria
- poisoningdrug overdose, overdose, activated charcoal, chelation, medication overdose
- toxic metalscadmium, chromium, nickel, toxic metals, lead paint
- toxicologytoxicology, toxin, venom, toxicity, dose-response
- arsenic pollutiongroundwater pollution, water contamination, drinking water, well water, Bangladesh
- Kidney Harmchronic kidney disease, renal failure, kidney stones, cyclosporine, NSAIDs
arsenic poisoningdetoxification
Removing harmful substances internally
healing · nourishment · good health · robust health · perfect health
arsenic poisoningsudden death
Instant-win tiebreaker format
quick death · cyanide poisoning · electrocution · gunshot wound · decapitation
poison, poisonous, poisoned, poisoning, poisons, poisoner, arsenic, arsenate, unpoisoned