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What Are Common Agent Orange Symptoms? Ad. Some of the most well-known symptoms of Agent Orange are the diseases that result from exposure to this herbicide. The development of cancer is one of the primary issues, and many different types have been linked to Agent Orange. Cancer of the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes are all considered Agent Orange symptoms.
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What Are Common Agent Orange Symptoms? Headaches and odd sensations throughout the body, including tingling and numbness, are some of the most common Agent Orange symptoms. A person may also become unusually violent towards himself or others, and there is can be an increased risk of suicidal thoughts or tendencies.
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What Are Common Agent Orange Symptoms? Initial exposure can result in mild to severe symptoms. Queasiness and vomiting tend to be the most common, and a person may develop kidney stones or ulcers. Other intestinal symptoms of Agent Orange include jaundice, stomach pain, and liver irritation.
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- Other common symptoms may include pain, dementia, sleep disorders and disturbances, depression, constipation, anxiety, hallucinations, muffled speech, loss of control of facial muscles, urinary problems and issues with walking.
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Chemical Warfare 1 People may lose consciousness (sometimes within seconds of exposure) and have seizures. 2  Symptoms such as headache, dizziness, numbness or tingling, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and emotional instability also have been reported. 3  Musculoskeletal system: Nerve agents initially stimulate and then paralyze muscles.
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- Phantom smells may be a sign of trouble. In an episode of “Mad Men” earlier this season, a character with some major health issues — stroke and dementia — mysteriously smelled oranges while eating chocolate ice cream. Shortly after, the man dies while standing in line at the A&P.
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy Other suspected symptoms may include: 1  Irritability. 2  Aggression. 3  Speech and language difficulties.  Motor impairment, such as difficulty walking, tremor, loss of muscle movement, weakness or 1  rigidity. Trouble swallowing (dysphagia)  Vision and focusing 1  problems. Trouble with sense of smell (olfactory abnormalities)  Dementia.
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Symptoms of Anticholinergic syndrome Symptoms of Anticholinergic syndrome. The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Anticholinergic syndrome includes the 9 symptoms listed below: Fever. Flushing. Dilated pupils. Central nervous system disorders. Somnolence. Delirium.
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The Impact Of War and Weapons On Humans And The Environment Chemical Weapons. 1  Approximately 19 million gallons of Agent Orange were used by the US military in southern Vietnam between 1962 and 1971. 2  Apart from the serious human health effects of Agent Orange - which include cancer and birth defects - the rapid loss of vegetation that it causes leads to severe soil erosion. This contributes to a major drop in species population due to habitat degradation.
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White Chocolate White Chocolate. White chocolate is made with a blend of sugar, cocoa butter, milk products, vanilla, and a fatty substance called lecithin. Technically, white chocolate is not a chocolate —and it doesn’t really taste like one—because it doesn’t contain chocolate solids.When cocoa beans are removed from their pods, fermented, dried, roasted, cracked open, and their shells discarded, what results is a nib.echnically, white chocolate is not a chocolate —and it doesn’t really taste like one—because it doesn’t contain chocolate solids. When cocoa beans are removed from their pods, fermented, dried, roasted, cracked open, and their shells discarded, what results is a nib.
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Vietnam Veterans Denied Benefits For Agent Orange Exposure The Agent Orange Act of 1991 created a “presumption of service connection” for illnesses related to Agent Orange, meaning that veterans who served in “active military, naval, or air service … in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era” who develop specific diseases can qualify for disability and VA health care.
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Public Health VA will help determine exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service after you file a claim for compensation benefits. Veterans may be eligible for a free Agent Orange Registry health exam.
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Eye irritation Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Eye irritation may include these symptoms: 1  Head symptoms. 2  Face symptoms. 3  Eye symptoms.  Nerve 1  symptoms. Sensory symptoms.  Mouth 1  symptoms. more associated symptoms...».
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Signs and Symptoms of Exposure to Agent Orange Neurological conditions that have been attributed to Agent Orange exposure include Parkinson's disease―a condition that causes muscle stiffness, difficulty in movement and is characterized by postural tremors and instability. Ischemic Heart Disease. This condition deprives the heart of adequate blood supply.
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and  Neuropathy (nerve damage) Dioxin is also a known carcinogen. According to the VA, there are several diseases associated specifically with Agent Orange exposure, including Hodgkin's disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and type 2 diabetes. Agent Orange also causes a neurological disorder known as acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy. Agent Orange has recently been linked to an elevated risk for Parkinson's, another neurological disorder. Symptoms and effects of Agent Orange exposure may take months or even years to appear.
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CBRNE - Nerve Agents, G-series - Tabun, Sarin, Soman Exposure to high concentrations of nerve agent vapor causes immediate loss of consciousness, followed shortly by convulsions, flaccid paralysis, and respiratory failure. These generalized effects are caused by the rapid absorption of nerve agent vapor across the respiratory tract, producing maximal inhibition of AChE within seconds to minutes of exposure.
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Public Health VA » Health Care » Public Health » Military Exposures » Agent Orange » Birth Defects in Children of Vietnam and Korea Veterans. Menu. VA has recognized that certain birth defects among Veterans' children are associated with Veterans' qualifying service in Vietnam or Korea.
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Signs and Symptoms of Exposure to Agent Orange Gastrointestinal problems, chronic conditions like diabetes and Graves' disease have been associated with the exposure to Agent Orange. This Buzzle article elaborates more on the signs and symptoms that have been linked to the exposure to this toxic chemical.
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Episodes of crying Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Episodes of crying may include these symptoms: 1  Nerve symptoms. 2  Behavioral symptoms. 3  Depressive symptoms.  Emotional 1  symptoms. Personality symptoms.  Psychiatric 1  symptom. more associated symptoms...».
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Carotid endarterectomy Symptoms can include: 1  Weakness or paralysis of the face, arm, leg, foot or toes. 2  Sudden numbness. 3  Difficulty walking. 4  Difficulty speaking. 5  Clumsiness of a hand or arm. 6  Weakness or paralysis of eye muscles. 7  Other neurological symptoms.
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Public Health VA benefits. Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits, including an Agent Orange Registry health exam, health care, and disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure.
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Disability Compensation for Agent Orange for Vietnam Veterans peripheral neuropathy (acute or subacute), which must have appeared within twelve months after exposure to Agent Orange and be cured within two years after the first appearance of symptoms chloracne, which must have appeared within one year after exposure to Agent Orange, and porphyria cutanea tarda, which must have manifested itself within one year after exposure to Agent Orange. In addition, these diseases must be rated 10% or more disabling during the required time frame.
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- Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2012. National Academies Press. Report to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the Association Between Adverse Health Effects and Exposure to Agent Orange. Department of Veterans Affairs. Spectre orange. The Guardian. Out of sight, out of mind: Vietnam’s forgotten Agent Orange victims.
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Agent Orange/Herbicides Used Outside of Vietnam The records do not refer to the use of Agent Orange or other chemicals in routine base maintenance activities such as spraying along railroad tracks, weed control on rifle ranges, etc. Information on such use does not exist. VA will develop for proof of exposure for claims for disabilities resulting from Agent Orange exposure outside of Viet Nam. VA does have significant information regarding Agent Orange use in Korea along the DMZ. DoD has confirmed that Agent Orange was used from April 1968 up through July 1969 along the DMZ. DoD defoliated the fields of fire between the front line defensive positions and the south barrier fence.
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What Are Common Agent Orange Symptoms? Unlike exposure to other toxins, many Agent Orange symptoms tend to take several years to decades to present, and can cause a host of health issues. Initial symptoms tend to include common side effects found with many other illnesses, as well as neurological and psychological problems.
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Compensation Additional Agent Orange information can be found at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/benefits.asp. A completed list of Complete list of current Veterans' diseases associated with Agent Orange Exposure.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration When an individual is exposed to low amounts of a nerve agent (as a gas or aerosol) the initial symptoms are a runny nose, contraction of the pupils, deterioration of visual accommodation, headache, slurred speech, nausea, hallucinations, pronounced chest
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- Agent Orange is the name to which all herbicides are referred (technically) in error during the Vietnam War. The name, Agent Orange, has become synonymous for, and collective of, all herbicides used during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange, is also the term for the harmful effects of herbicides (again, in error).
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