Diseases

Arsenic Poisoning

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Arsenic poisoning is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. If exposure occurs over a brief period of time symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. ... Diagnosis is by testing the urine, blood, or hair.

SYMPTOMS

A metallic taste in the mouth and garlicky breath., excess saliva., problems swallowing., blood in the urine., cramping muscles., hair loss., stomach cramps., convulsions.

CAUSES

Consumed in smaller amounts over a long period, it can cause serious illness or a prolonged death. The main cause of arsenic poisoning worldwide is the drinking of groundwater that contains high levels of the toxin. The water becomes contaminated underground by rocks that release the arsenic.