heavy metal poisoning
Lead or mercury illness
Heavy metal poisoning is illness caused by accumulation of toxic metals—lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium—in the body.
Exposure comes from contaminated water, industrial work, or certain foods.
Symptoms vary by metal but often include fatigue, neurological problems, and organ damage: The children showed signs of heavy metal poisoning from lead paint.
- kidney damageInjury to filtration organs
- liver failureOrgan stops filtering blood
- brain damageHarm to neural tissue
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
lead paint · thallium · industrial waste · mercury · mad hatter · arsenic · contaminated water · drinking water · beryllium · toxic exposure · Minamata disease · cobalt · antimony · cadmium · occupational hazards · blood tests · developmental delays · chromium
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- Metal Poisoningtoxic elements, Minamata disease, hemochromatosis
- Kidney Damagerenal failure, kidney failure, nephritis
- Poisoning Symptomsnausea, vomiting, dizziness, confusion, seizures
- Radiotoxicityalpha particles, radioactive decay, radiation sickness, cancer risk, bone cancer
heavy metal poisoningradiation sickness
Illness from ionizing exposure
radiation poisoning · carbon monoxide poisoning · pesticide poisoning · bacterial infection · viral infection
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Insufficient essential inorganic intake
iron deficiency · nutritional deficiency · anemia · malnutrition · calcium deficiency
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Absence of illness
mineral deficiency · wellness · detoxification · clean bill of health · uncontaminated
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