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Arsenic and contamination of drinking-water in Bangladesh: a public-health perspective. 2002

Mahfuzar Rahman

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011634	Public Health	Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.	Community Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health,Health, Community,Health, Public
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001151	Arsenic	A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)	Arsenic-75,Arsenic 75
D001459	Bangladesh	A country in Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India. The capital is Dhaka.
D014877	Water Pollution, Chemical	Adverse effect upon bodies of water (LAKES; RIVERS; seas; groundwater etc.) caused by CHEMICAL WATER POLLUTANTS.	Chemical Water Pollution,Chemical Water Pollutions,Pollution, Chemical Water,Pollutions, Chemical Water,Water Pollutions, Chemical
D014881	Water Supply	Means or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)	Supplies, Water,Supply, Water,Water Supplies
D020261	Arsenic Poisoning	Disorders associated with acute or chronic exposure to compounds containing ARSENIC (ARSENICALS) which may be fatal. Acute oral ingestion is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and an encephalopathy which may manifest as SEIZURES, mental status changes, and COMA. Chronic exposure is associated with mucosal irritation, desquamating rash, myalgias, peripheral neuropathy, and white transverse (Mees) lines in the fingernails. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1212)	Arsenic Encephalopathy,Arsenic Induced Polyneuropathy,Arsenic Poisoning, Inorganic,Arsenic Poisoning, Nervous System,Arsenic Poisoning, Organic,Encephalopathy, Arsenic,Inorganic Arsenic Poisoning,Nervous System Poisoning, Arsenic,Nervous System, Organic Arsenic Poisoning,Neurotoxicity Syndrome, Arsenical,Organic Arsenic Poisoning, Nervous System,Poisoning, Arsenic, Nervous System,Polyneuropathy, Arsenic-Induced,Arsenic Encephalopathies,Arsenic Poisonings,Arsenic Poisonings, Inorganic,Arsenic Poisonings, Organic,Arsenic-Induced Polyneuropathies,Arsenic-Induced Polyneuropathy,Arsenical Neurotoxicity Syndrome,Arsenical Neurotoxicity Syndromes,Encephalopathies, Arsenic,Inorganic Arsenic Poisonings,Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Arsenical,Organic Arsenic Poisoning,Organic Arsenic Poisonings,Poisoning, Arsenic,Poisoning, Inorganic Arsenic,Poisoning, Organic Arsenic,Poisonings, Arsenic,Poisonings, Inorganic Arsenic,Poisonings, Organic Arsenic,Polyneuropathy, Arsenic Induced,Syndrome, Arsenical Neurotoxicity,Syndromes, Arsenical Neurotoxicity