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  2. Copper toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Copper toxicity (or Copperiedus) is a type of metal poisoning caused by an excess of copper in the body. Copperiedus could occur from consuming excess copper salts, but most commonly it is the result of the genetic condition Wilson's disease and Menke's disease , which are associated with mismanaged transport and storage of copper ions.

  3. Copper in biology - Wikipedia

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    Copper is an essential trace element that is vital to the health of all living things (plants, animals and microorganisms ). In humans, copper is essential to the proper functioning of organs and metabolic processes. Also, in humans, copper helps maintain the nervous system, immune system, brain development, and activates genes, as well as ...

  4. Arsenic poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Arsenic poisoning (or arsenicosis) is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. [4] If arsenic poisoning occurs over a brief period of time, symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. [1]

  5. Antimicrobial properties of copper - Wikipedia

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    Under these conditions, copper participates in the so-called Fenton-type reaction — a chemical reaction causing oxidative damage to cells. Excess copper causes a decline in the membrane integrity of microbes, leading to leakage of specific essential cell nutrients, such as potassium and glutamate. This leads to desiccation and subsequent cell ...

  6. What Doctors Want You to Know About Drinking Water to ... - AOL

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    Doctors explain if drinking water lowers blood pressure, and the role dehydration plays in high blood pressure. Plus, ways to lower BP naturally.

  7. Toxic heavy metal - Wikipedia

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    The toxic effects of arsenic, mercury and lead were known to the ancients but methodical studies of the overall toxicity of heavy metals appear to date from only 1868. In that year, Wanklyn and Chapman speculated on the adverse effects of the heavy metals "arsenic, lead, copper, zinc, iron and manganese" in drinking water.

  8. Wilson's disease - Wikipedia

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    Wilson's disease. Wilson's disease (also called Hepatolenticular degeneration) is a genetic disorder characterized by the excess build-up of copper in the body. Symptoms are typically related to the brain and liver. Liver-related symptoms include vomiting, weakness, fluid build-up in the abdomen, swelling of the legs, yellowish skin, and itchiness.

  9. Metal toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Metal toxicity. Metal toxicity or metal poisoning is the toxic effect of certain metals in certain forms and doses on life. Some metals are toxic when they form poisonous soluble compounds. Certain metals have no biological role, i.e. are not essential minerals, or are toxic when in a certain form. [1] In the case of lead, any measurable amount ...