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- Lack of appetite (anorexia)
- Abdominal pain
- Depression
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Lethargy
- Pale mucous membranes
- Dehydration
- Reddish colored urine
- Fever
- Jaundice (icterus)
- The U.S. Lincoln penny minted since 1983 are 97.5% zinc by weight
- The Canadian penny was made of zinc between 1997 and 2001; some UK coins contain 25% zinc
- Many paints contain zinc
- Batteries
- Calamine lotion and zinc oxide cream
- Vitamin and mineral supplements
- Household medicine cabinet contents like suppositories, antiseptics, shampoos
- Fertilizers and fungicides
- Galvanized wire
- Screws and nuts (as in plumbing supplies or as found on pet carriers or cages)
- Some board games pieces
- Zipper pulls
- Automotive parts
- Bilirubinemia (too much serum bilirubin due to red cell breakdown)
- Heinz bodies (anemia granules present in blood)
- Polychromasia (variation in the red blood cells)
- Transaminases (enzymes that indicate liver damage)
- Hemoglobinuria (oxygen transport protein hemoglobin is found in high concentrations in the urine)
- Intravascular hemolysis (rupture of red blood cells)
- Lymphopenia (abnormally low white blood cells)
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- Chronic pancreatitis
- Severe anemia
- Kidney damage
- Liver problems
- Intravascular coagulation - this is when proteins that control blood clotting become overactive, resulting in chances of spontaneous bleeding, high risk of heavy bleeding, and lack of blood flow to organs.
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