lead poisoning
noun
: chronic intoxication that is produced by the absorption of lead into the system and is characterized especially by fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia, a dark line along the gums, and muscular paralysis or weakness of limbs
called also saturnism
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California condors still face threats, including habitat loss, lead poisoning, litter and emerging diseases, like the deadly avian flu.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Symptoms of lead poisoning can vary, causing mild to severe symptoms including fatigue, muscle or joint pain, nausea, headaches, severe stomach cramping, seizures, coma and death.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Local officials issued a public health alert after a woman in Sacramento developed severe lead poisoning and died after using a hemorrhoid ointment from Vietnam called Cao Boi Tri Cay Thau Dau.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
To be clear, lead poisoning still exists in the United States.
—Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
Huỳnh suspects that's why his mom had symptoms consistent with lead poisoning after drinking it.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
People with lead poisoning often don’t show symptoms, per the CDC, which is why prevention is so important.
—Kayla Blanton, SELF, 7 Mar. 2024
Young children with lead poisoning often show no symptoms, but experts say exposure over time can cause lastingneurodevelopmental disabilities, making a varied diet key.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Rubin’s reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and Capital & Main has led to state laws protecting workers from lead poisoning and has exposed wasteful spending.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Symptoms of lead poisoning can vary, causing mild to severe symptoms including fatigue, muscle or joint pain, nausea, headaches, severe stomach cramping, seizures, coma and death.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Local officials issued a public health alert after a woman in Sacramento developed severe lead poisoning and died after using a hemorrhoid ointment from Vietnam called Cao Boi Tri Cay Thau Dau.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
To be clear, lead poisoning still exists in the United States.
—Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
Huỳnh suspects that's why his mom had symptoms consistent with lead poisoning after drinking it.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
People with lead poisoning often don’t show symptoms, per the CDC, which is why prevention is so important.
—Kayla Blanton, SELF, 7 Mar. 2024
Young children with lead poisoning often show no symptoms, but experts say exposure over time can cause lastingneurodevelopmental disabilities, making a varied diet key.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Rubin’s reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and Capital & Main has led to state laws protecting workers from lead poisoning and has exposed wasteful spending.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
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