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Is It Possible For Small Doses Of Neurotoxins To Accumulate In Cell Or Organ And Show No Symptoms?
Question: Dear Sir.
I asked similiar question for nero toxicants one or two month before.
Until now, I have one more questions for neuro toxicant.
I asked there are any neuro toxicants which have the window periods with only one over dose eating...
Doctor talked to that it is impossible... bad symptom appear in a day...
I also agree with doctors opinion... I also read toxicology book and there is no theory for window periods with only one eating. Only Acute and Chronicles... Two symptoms only.
What I want to ask is, such like the case of dartmouth college professor's death (of course many people say that it is not from only one exposure to dimethymercury, but because of several exposure to dimethymercury vapor...)
Is it possible to accumulate in organ or cell and no symptom in one or two month and gradually attack and block the function or cell or neurons and one or two month later, people die.... is it possible.
Because I don't know the biology and body mechanizm, I thougt such kinds of odd thinkings and what if bad people or terrorist develop such kinds of mysterious Toxicant and people eat or inhale and die in 3months later...
Pls. explain me why this is impossible, if Iknow the science reason, I could finish my irrational thinkings.. thank you.
I asked similiar question for nero toxicants one or two month before.
Until now, I have one more questions for neuro toxicant.
I asked there are any neuro toxicants which have the window periods with only one over dose eating...
Doctor talked to that it is impossible... bad symptom appear in a day...
I also agree with doctors opinion... I also read toxicology book and there is no theory for window periods with only one eating. Only Acute and Chronicles... Two symptoms only.
What I want to ask is, such like the case of dartmouth college professor's death (of course many people say that it is not from only one exposure to dimethymercury, but because of several exposure to dimethymercury vapor...)
Is it possible to accumulate in organ or cell and no symptom in one or two month and gradually attack and block the function or cell or neurons and one or two month later, people die.... is it possible.
Because I don't know the biology and body mechanizm, I thougt such kinds of odd thinkings and what if bad people or terrorist develop such kinds of mysterious Toxicant and people eat or inhale and die in 3months later...
Pls. explain me why this is impossible, if Iknow the science reason, I could finish my irrational thinkings.. thank you.
Brief Answer:
Delayed effect is not possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have read your concerns and can understand them well.
However, I would like to point out that delayed effect after one or two months is not possible, after a single exposure to neuro-toxicant. So, a single exposure would lead to acute symptoms developing within/over a few hours to a few days.
But if the person is exposed to a small amount of neuro toxicant on a regular basis, then, severe damage may occur after a long time. This is called as effects of chronic exposure.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Delayed effect is not possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have read your concerns and can understand them well.
However, I would like to point out that delayed effect after one or two months is not possible, after a single exposure to neuro-toxicant. So, a single exposure would lead to acute symptoms developing within/over a few hours to a few days.
But if the person is exposed to a small amount of neuro toxicant on a regular basis, then, severe damage may occur after a long time. This is called as effects of chronic exposure.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
XXXXX
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