Chronic Dis Int - Volume 3 Issue 1 - 2016
ISSN 2379-7983
Paper commissioned for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010, Reaching the marginalized
Towards Attaining the Highest Standard of Mental Health
Children in Kabwe are especially at risk because they are more likely to ingest lead dust when playing in the soil, their brains and bodies are still developing, and they absorb four to five times as much lead as adults. The consequences for children who are exposed to high levels of lead and are no...t treated include reading and learning barriers or disabilities; behavioral problems; impaired growth; anemia; brain, liver, kidney, nerve, and stomach damage; coma and convulsions; and death. After prolonged exposure, the effects are irreversible. Lead also increases the risk of miscarriage and can be transmitted through both the placenta and breastmilk.
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Lancet Infect Dis 2020 Published Online May 5, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/ S1473-3099(20)30254-1
UNICEF's global work on statistics and monitoring the situation of children & women
Article published in: Journal of Intensive Care (2015) 3:16