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A member asked:
As a pre teen i broke a mercury thermometer and was playing around with the mercury in it bare hand. could this have caused my sfn and dysautonomia ?
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Unlikely: Skin is a good barrier for mercury. Also inorganic mercury is less toxic than organic one. Ingestion of the later can cause harm especially pregnant women!
Answered 2/9/2017
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