Childhood Lead Poisoning: May 2005

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Childhood Lead Poisoning: May 2005

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May 2005
By National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services.
Series: CDC Fact Sheet

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English

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National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services.
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Approximately 310,000 U.S. children aged 1–5 years have blood lead levels greater than 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, a level at which harmful health effects are known to occur.

Lead poisoning can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead poisoning often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized. Lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and, at very high levels, seizures, coma, and even death.
Subjects:

Child Environmental Exposure Infant Lead/blood Lead Poisoning
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CDC Fact Sheet
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Text
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Fact Sheet
Place as Subject:

United States
Pages in Document:

2 unnumbered pages
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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