Consequences of Arsenic Contamination in Human Beings and Their Prevention by Applying Homoeopathic Principles

Abstract

Identification of arsenicosis patient was done by the field survey of Haria and Ramgonj village of Sonargaon upazilla and Ahmadpur and Sagarkandi village of Sujanagar upazilla. Fifteen (15) from Haria, two (2) from Ramgonj, 60 from Ahmadpur and 14 patients were choosen from Sagarkandi village. Then there had drawn a relation between age and arsenicosis and the relation between occupation of the patient and arsenicosis. The percentage of affected middle age groups (21-40) and (41-60) were respectively 76.48% and 11.76% among all affected people (15:2) and of all population only 16.04% were affected in the research area of Sonargaon upazila. In Sujanagar upazila, the percentage of affected middle age groups (21-40) and (41-60) were respectively 58.07% and 25.81% among all affected people (26:5) and of all population 62% were affected.