Lead is a metal that occurs naturally in the earth's crust. People have spread it through the environment in many ways. Lead used to be in paint and gasoline. Lead can still be found in contaminated soil, household dust, drinking water, lead-glazed pottery and some metal jewelry.
Breathing air, drinking water, eating food or swallowing or touching dirt that contains lead can cause many health problems. In adults, lead can increase blood pressure and cause infertility, nerve disorders and muscle and joint pain. It can also make you irritable and affect your ability to concentrate and remember.
Lead is especially dangerous for children. A child who swallows large amounts of lead may develop anemia, severe stomachache, muscle weakness and brain damage. Even low levels of lead are linked to lower IQ scores.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Definition (CSP)
poisoning due to absorption or ingestion of lead or one of its salts; symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, colic, constipation, insomnia, headache, dizziness, irritability, moderate hypertension, albuminuria, anemia, encephalopathy, and peripheral neuropathy leading to paralysis.
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French
SATURNISME, Effet toxique du plomb et ses composés (incl les fumées), Effet toxique d'un composé du plomb non précisé, INTOXICATION AU PLOMB, Saturnisme, Intoxication par le plomb, Intoxication au plomb, Intoxication saturnine
Dutch
loodvergiftiging, toxisch gevolg van niet-gespecificeerde loodverbinding, toxisch gevolg van lood en zijn verbindingen (inclusief gassen), Lood en loodverbindingen, Loodvergiftiging, Vergiftiging, lood-
German
toxischer Effekt von Blei und seinen Verbindungen (einschliesslich Daempfe), toxischer Effekt unspezifischer Bleiverbindungen, Toxische Wirkung: Blei und dessen Verbindungen, Bleivergiftung
Italian
Saturnismo, Effetti tossici del piombo e dei suoi composti (compresi i vapori), Effetti tossici dei composti del piombo non specificati, Avvelenamento da piombo
Portuguese
Intoxicação pelo chumbo, Saturnismo, Efeito tóxico de composto de chumbo NE, INTOXICACAO PELO CHUMBO, SATURNISMO, Efeito tóxico de chumbo e seus compostos (incluindo vapores), Intoxicação por Chumbo
Spanish
Intoxicación por plomo, Efecto tóxico de compuestos del plomo no especificados, Efecto tóxico del plomo y de sus compuestos (incluido el humo), Saturnismo, Lead and lead compounds causing toxic effect, intoxicación por compuesto de plomo, intoxicación por compuesto de plomo (trastorno), efecto tóxico de compuesto con plomo (trastorno), efecto tóxico de compuesto con plomo, efecto tóxico del plomo (trastorno), efecto tóxico del plomo, compuesto de plomo que produce efecto tóxico, SAI (trastorno), compuesto de plomo que produce efecto tóxico, SAI, intoxicación plúmbica, intoxicación por plomo, intoxicación saturnina, plumbismo, Envenenamiento por Plomo, Intoxicación por Plomo, Intoxicacion por Plomo