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Mercury and Arsenic Poisoning

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What symptoms exist between the effects of exposure to mercury and arsenic? How could you distinguish the difference?

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Description of the symptoms associated with mercury and arsenic poisoning and the difference between them. 129 words including the web references provided.

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Acute exposure to mercury or arsenic can cause similar symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, arrhytmia (irregular heart beat. Mercury also causes metallic taste in the mouth, nausea, headaches, weakness, visual disturbances, and hypertension whereas arsenic exposure ...

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