Arsenic rich water consumption may cause for Severe disease of blood vessels, which lead to gangrene, known as black foot disease. In addition to this various other diseases.
A chronic poisoning with As : loss of weight and digestive troubles. A more acute form of poisoning: troubles of the central nervous system and in certain cases a development of cancer (lungs, liver and bladder). The max dose permitted per day and kilo bodyweight is 0.7 micrograms
he final result of arsenic poisoning is coma and death. Arsenic is related to heart disease (hypertension-related cardiovascular disease), cancer, stroke (cerebrovascular diseases), chronic lower respiratory diseases, and diabetes
Consumption of arsenic contaminated water may lead to diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory diseases and hepatic fibrosis. Please take a look at the following RG links and a PDF attachment.
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Early clinical symptoms of arsenic intoxication include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscular pain and weakness, with flushing of the skin. These symptoms are often followed by numbness and tingling of the extremities, muscular cramping and the appearance of a papular erythematous rash (Murphy et al., 1981). Within a month, symptoms may include burning paraesthesias of the extremities, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, Mee’s lines on fingernails and progressive deterioration in motor and sensory responses (Fennell & Stacy, 1981; Murphy et al., 1981; Wesbey & Kunis, 1981).
Signs of chronic arsenicism, including dermal lesions such as hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation, peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, bladder and lung cancers and peripheral vascular disease, have been observed in populations ingesting arseniccontaminated drinking-water (Tseng et al., 1968; Borgońo & Greiber, 1972; Hindmarsh et al., 1977; Tseng, 1977; Zaldivar, 1980; Zaldivar & Ghai, 1980; Valentine et al., 1982; Cebrian et al., 1983). Dermal lesions were the most commonly observed symptom, occurring after minimum exposure periods of approximately 5 years. Effects on the cardiovascular system were observed in children consuming arsenic-contaminated water (mean concentration 0.6 mg/l) for an average of 7 years (Zaldivar, 1980; Zaldivar & Ghai, 1980).
Drinking the water which contaminated with arsenic may causes some heart diseases and cancer. So the high levels of arsenic may causes death.
Apart from all the above listed effects, new researches in the field of urology, Environmental and water resources engineering links arsenic consumption to kidney problems. Although, it is an ongoing research and most studies has not been confirmed.
Symptoms of arsenic poisoning begin with headaches, confusion, severe diarrhea and drowsiness. Suffering from leukonychia striata, MISS lines or Aldrich lines when the symptoms become severe, may lead to weight loss, restriction, presence of hair in the urine, muscle spasm, hair loss, stomach pain, and additional cramps. The body organs that are commonly affected by arsenic poisoning are the lungs, skin, kidneys and liver. The end result of arsenic poisoning is coma and death.
Long-term exposure to arsenic from drinking-water and food can cause cancer and skin lesions(WHO).
Skin abnormalities including pigmentation change and keratosis are the diagnostic signs of chronic arsenic toxicity in adults. Incidence of skin manifestations vary between 1.9-37.1% in various arsenic exposed children populations in different regions of the world (Mazumder, DN, 2007).
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