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Enzyme
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Target Concepts:
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Query: UMLS:C0040822 (
tremor
)
18,428
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
In 1810, two British ships,
HMS
Triumph and
HMS
Phipps, salvaged a large load of elemental mercury from a wrecked Spanish vessel near Cadiz, Spain. The bladders containing the mercury soon ruptured. The element spread about the ships in liquid and vapor forms. The sailors presented with neurologic compromises:
tremor
, paralysis, and excessive salivation as well as tooth loss, skin problems, and pulmonary complaints. The events are reviewed in the context of what was known about mercury vapor inhalation.
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PMID:The quicksilver prize: Mercury vapor poisoning aboard HMS Triumph and HMS Phipps. 1547 74
