Chromium Poisoning
Chromium is also responsible for industrial poisoning. It is used in the manufacture of dyes and in the coloring of wall paper and fabrics. It affects the mucous membrane lining the nose and throat and produces an inflammation of the eyes and ulceration of the skin.
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DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Dis-ease
Classification
Acute and Chronic
Stage of Exposure
Period of Infection
Stage of Incubation
Period of Invasion
Degree of Infection
Contagious
Infectious
Morbific Agents
Pathogenic Germs
Non-pathogenic Germs
Communicability
Host
Parasites
Commensal
Antibiosis
Symbiosis
Antibodies
Antigens
Saprophytes
Obligate Saprophytes
Septicemia
Toxemia
Sapremia
Epidemic
Endemic
Sporadic
Pandemic
Fomites
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