Arsenic

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Arsenic is the chemical element of atomic number 33 (symbol As), a brittle steel-gray metalloid. It occurs naturally and is widely distributed through the earth's crust. It is highly toxic in its natural form and is present in groundwater in many locations.[1]

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Researcher Walter Tarello has examined veterinary use of arsenic compounds thiacetarsamide sodium to treat animal illnesses that appear to resemble chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).[2][3][4][5] Tarello and his wife, who works with him, are also both diagnosed with CFS and treated themselves with arsenic compound potassium arsenite, reporting remission.[6]

Studies related to ME/CFS[edit | edit source]

  • 2001, Chronic fatigue syndrome in horses: diagnosis and treatment of 4 cases.[7]
  • 2001, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in 15 dogs and cats with specific biochemical and microbiological anomalies.[8]
  • 2001, Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) associated with Staphylococcus spp. bacteremia, responsive to potassium arsenite 0.5% in a veterinary surgeon and his coworking wife, handling with CFS animal cases.[9]
  • 2003, Immunological anomalies and thrombocytopenia in 117 dogs and cats diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).[10]
  • 2006, Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome associated with Staphylococcus spp. bacteraemia responsive to thiacetarsamide sodium in eight birds of prey.[11]

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  1. ↑ World Health Organization (February 15, 2018). "WHO Fact Sheet: Arsenic". World Health Organization. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Tarello, W. (2003). "Immunological anomalies and thrombocytopenia in 117 dogs and cats diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)". Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 51 (1): 61–72. doi:10.1556/AVet.51.2003.1.6. ISSN 0236-6290. PMID 12688127.
  3. ↑ Tarello, W. (July 2001). "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in 15 dogs and cats with specific biochemical and microbiological anomalies". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 24 (3): 165–185. ISSN 0147-9571. PMID 11440190.
  4. ↑ Tarello, W. (May 2001). "Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome associated with Staphylococcus spp. bacteraemia responsive to thiacetarsamide sodium in eight birds of prey". Journal of Veterinary Medicine. B, Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health. 48 (4): 267–281. ISSN 0931-1793. PMID 15129582.
  5. ↑ Tarello, W. (January 2001). "Chronic fatigue syndrome in horses: diagnosis and treatment of 4 cases". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 24 (1): 57–70. ISSN 0147-9571. PMID 11131041.
  6. ↑ Tarello, W. (October 2001). "Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) associated with Staphylococcus spp. bacteremia, responsive to potassium arsenite 0.5% in a veterinary surgeon and his coworking wife, handling with CFS animal cases". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 24 (4): 233–246. ISSN 0147-9571. PMID 11561958.
  7. ↑ Tarello, W. (January 2001). "Chronic fatigue syndrome in horses: diagnosis and treatment of 4 cases". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 24 (1): 57–70. ISSN 0147-9571. PMID 11131041.
  8. ↑ Tarello, W. (July 2001). "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in 15 dogs and cats with specific biochemical and microbiological anomalies". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 24 (3): 165–185. ISSN 0147-9571. PMID 11440190.
  9. ↑ Tarello, W. (October 2001). "Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) associated with Staphylococcus spp. bacteremia, responsive to potassium arsenite 0.5% in a veterinary surgeon and his coworking wife, handling with CFS animal cases". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 24 (4): 233–246. ISSN 0147-9571. PMID 11561958.
  10. ↑ Tarello, W. (2003). "Immunological anomalies and thrombocytopenia in 117 dogs and cats diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)". Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 51 (1): 61–72. doi:10.1556/AVet.51.2003.1.6. ISSN 0236-6290. PMID 12688127.
  11. ↑ Tarello, W. (May 2001). "Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome associated with Staphylococcus spp. bacteraemia responsive to thiacetarsamide sodium in eight birds of prey". Journal of Veterinary Medicine. B, Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health. 48 (4): 267–281. ISSN 0931-1793. PMID 15129582.
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