An arsenicosis is an alternative term for arsenic poisoning.
Arsenic is a metal, and Hephaestus crafts with metals.
The potential effect of drinking water that is arsenic-contaminated on human health in Bangladesh is of great concern. The rural community is the most affected because of their low understanding of the risk factors involved. Arsenic poisoning has greatly increased infant death rate. People are exposed to the arsenic compounds by contact, inhalation and ingestion
Arsenic poisoning, or arsenicosis, happens when a person takes in dangerous levels of arsenic. Arsenic is a natural semi-metallic chemical that is found all over the world in groundwater. Intake can result from swallowing, absorbing, or inhaling the chemical.
Anaemia Arsenicosis Ascariasis Botulism Campylobacteriosis Cholera Cryptosporiodiosis Cyanobacterial toxins Dengue Diarrhoea Dracunculiasis Fluorosis Giardiasis Hepatitis Hookworm infection Japanese encephalitis Lead poisoning Legionellosis Leptospirosis Lymphatic filariasis Malaria Malnutrition Methaemoglobinemia Onchocerciasis Polio Ring Worm or Tinea Scabies Schistomiasis Trachoma Trichuriasis Typhoid
Arsenic damages the body by binding to bonds between sulfur atoms in proteins. The effects on metabolism largely stem from impairment of an enzyme that helps the breakdown products of glucose enter the mitochondria, where energy is extracted. Without the action of this enzyme, thanks to the arsenic exposure, cells run out of energy.
A few diseases that a human could get from contaminated waters viral hepatitis, cholera, typhoid fever and a range of stomach and intestinal diseases. and a disease called the flesh eating disease.