Can lead poisoning be spread to others

Can lead poisoning be spread to others

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Lead poisoning is caused by eating or drinking lead. It isn’t a disease and can’t be passed from one person to another.

Can lead poisoning be spread to other people?

http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/clppp/faq.php

No. Lead poisoning cannot be spread person-to-person.

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stabbed with a pencil.. many times..?

Q: I was stabbed with pencils many times before in the past, when I was a kid. I was stabbed in the hand like 5 times (5 different times).. 3 times in my fingers and 2 in my hand (all different times).. the ones in my finger look like its kind of spread like 2 cm. but the other ones just stay there.. none of them were taken out, the skin healed of them. They didn’t swell up or get infected (as i remember).. but i was just examining my hand and thought I’d ask about it. Is it possible for me to have an infection that I don’t know about ?? Or is it possible the graphite from the pencil could harm me in anyway??by the way I am 15 and these things happened when I was like 11 or so.i looked it up on google and i gotCan one get lead poisoning from pencil lead?No. The ‘lead’ in lead pencils is actually graphite, which is a form of carbon and is non-poisonous.but can i still get an infection?i know your probably asking why i got stabbed w. a pencil…long storyssss.. friends messing around, and other stuff.

A: you looked it up in google and it said no infection ,so there is your answer

This will answer some people’s questions?

Q: I was recently looking at questions from ‘Motorcycle Racing’ forums and I saw that some people are having troubles finding an ATV/Dirtbike that is less than 100cc.I was at a Honda dealership about 2 months ago getting a new atv (Honda TRX 250 EX) and we asked them why they didn’t have any little dirtbikes or atv’s under 100cc. We couldnt find them anywhere in the showroom, and they usually have them on display. They said that “there has been a recall on all ATV’s and Dirtbikes that are under 100cc” (This applies to every company. i.e. Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, KTM, Polaris etc.) So we had a long discussion and they got recalled because the company’s that make them have been putting too much lead in the engine parts and the frame. there has been a case reported that a child was chewing on the frame of his bike and got sick and had to go to the hospital. And the parents said that they were concerned about other unsupervised children getting sick from chewing on their frame. So they called the company that sold it to them and the company spread the word to not sell any atv/dirtbike under 100cc. So the only thing left to do was to have a recall and get rid of them under 100cc. Yes, believe it or not it is a TRUE story that kids have been chewing on the frame. Now, we asked them about selling because my old ATV was a Honda TRX 90cc Sportrax was going up for sale, we brought it into the dealership to see if they would take it off of our hands and give us money for the new bike and they said sorry we cant take this. We asked them about selling it to other people. They said it was fine, BUT we have to let the buyers know that there has been a case of lead poisoning and to watch their kids. So NO you can’t sell any atv or dirtbike under 100cc to a dealership, they wont take it, but YES you can sell it on your own to anyone else. I do not know when these small bikes will be back on the market. So hopefully this answers some of your questions why you cant find a dirtbike or atv under 100cc, or inform any of you that did not know this.Ride Sober, Ride for Life

A: http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhKohUD1lJWtxYrRFzcmgf3g5gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20090213202903AAY9bkChttp://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Asnj49_JJlVeJDSgWguXV0_h5gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20090221174954AA4TUp2&show=7#profile-info-f800e2f3f85bfccd37ffcaef672db605aaThis has been discussed a couple of times on here and I believe that an exemption will be put in place but I don’t know when.

Has anyone used a parasite’s genome map to design a genetic control or poison to eradicate the parasite.?

Q: African trypanosomiasis. Commonly called sleeping sickness, this disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by tsetse flies. If untreated, the parasite migrates to the central nervous system, causing seizures, mental disorders and, ultimately, death. As many as 70,000 people are infected in Central and East Africa.American trypanosomiasis. Commonly called Chagas disease, this disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by blood-sucking bugs. It can cause organ damage. The parasite infects about 13 million people, mostly in Latin America.Hookworm. Human hookworm infection is caused by intestinal worm parasites transmitted to humans from contaminated soil. It causes internal blood loss and is the world’s leading cause of anemia and protein malnutrition, particularly in pregnant women and children. More than half a billion people in poverty-stricken areas of Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and China are infected.Leishmaniasis. This disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by sand flies. It can cause skin lesions and swelling of the spleen and liver. More than 12 million people are infected in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.Lymphatic filariasis. Commonly called elephantiasis, this parasitic worm disease is spread by mosquitoes. It can lead to disabling swelling of the legs and other body parts. About 120 million people are infected throughout Asia, Africa, the Western Pacific, South America and parts of the Caribbean.Malaria. This disease is caused by a parasitic microbe spread by mosquitoes. Each year, malaria infects at least 300 million people living in tropical regions. It can cause brain damage or death if red blood cells infected with malaria parasites build up in the brain’s blood vessels. The annual death toll is about 1 million people, many of whom are children under age 5 and pregnant women. Onchocerciasis. Commonly called river blindness, this parasitic worm disease is spread by black flies. It can cause extreme itching, sores on the skin and blindness. The parasite infects about 18 million people, mostly in Africa, but also in Latin America.Schistosomiasis. Also known as bilharzia or snail fever, this parasitic worm disease is transmitted by snails that live in fresh water. It can impair growth, cause severe anemia and lead to kidney and liver malfunctions. More than 200 million people are infected, mostly in Africa and Asia.A respectable number of parasite genomes have been mapped.http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/sequenced_genomes/genome_guide_p1.shtmlHas anyone yet succeeded in designing a control to from knowledge of the parasite genome?

A: As far as Schistosomiasis, it was just completed over the summer. Hopefully drugs to follow. see more here: http://bactiman63.blogspot.com/2009/07/genetic-code-to-schistosomes-complete.html