1. The Unknown Disease “Argyria – Blue Man Syndrome”
Dalyah Al-Buraik
Hello Everyone today I’m going to present to u a rare disease
That was known as argyria or blue man syndrome

2. It’s a disorder that caused by chemical forms of:
What is Argyria?
Argyria:
It’s a disorder that caused by chemical forms of:
component silver
silver dust
silver mixtures.
So, what does argyria means?
The word argyria came from Greek
Argyria is a disorder that cause by chemical forms of component silver, silver dust, or silver mixture

3. Causes The main cause is Colloidal Silver
Colloidal Silver was commonly used by doctors as an antibiotic. 
It’s silver in a liquid suspension
What are causes of this disease or from where this strange disease came from?
The main cause is colloidal silver
So, what’s colloidal silver mean? Is silver in a liquid suspension

4. Colloidal Silver affects on several parts:
Effects
Colloidal Silver affects on several parts:
Outside
Color of the skin changes to blue or blue-grey.
It will be well defined on the sun-exposed areas
Inside
Breathing problems
Throat irritation
Stomach pain
Kidney problems
Argyria or blue man syndrome has a unique effects, so what are the effects?
Colloidal silver affects on several parts inside and outside the body
the changes will not be recognized immediately it will take approximately 5 months to appear. After that, the skin color will start to change to shiny silver; it will be well defined on the sun-exposed areas for instance head, neck, hands, and also his nails will be blue-grey
The color that appears on the skin is the same color inside the body, silver may cause breathing problems, throat irritation, stomach pain, and kidney problems.

5. How? Paul Karason’s story
He started turning blue a decade ago after he tried treating a skin condition on his face with a silver preparation. He's also been drinking colloidal silver, which is silver in a liquid suspension, for about 14 years
People call him “ Papa Smurf”
How does it happen?
here is paul karason’s story that people call him” papa smurf” , paul had a severe skin problems on his face and he tried to treating it with silver preparation
after 10 years his skin started turning blue and he also been drinking colloidal silver for 14 years
And he still drinking it, with no plans to stop - or go to the doctor

6. Paul Karason ( Before )

7. Paul Karason ( After )

8. Paul Karason

9. Treatment There is no cure Stay away from the sun
Avoid taking large amount of colloidal silver
Laser surgery
So, is there any cure for it? Unfortunately, there is no cure for this syndrome
But they should stay away from the sun, so the blue skin doesn’t become darker.
And they must avoid taking large amounts of colloidal silver, also there is laser surgery to reject the blue color.

10. Conclusion Argyria is not a dangerous syndrome
What is danger is colloidal silver, we must avoid taking it a lot
At the end, argyria is not a dangerous syndrome what's danger is colloidal silver that ruins our body
And Hopefully they will find a better cure in the future that will return their skin and everything as before.

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Anna Collins, “Blue Man syndrome”, posted on 12 November 2012, from syndrome/
Centers for Disease Control, CDC Public Health Statement for Silver, 1990 alert from U.S, accessed on February 24, 2007, from
KFSN's Gene Haagenson reports, CNN show, “Man's Skin Turns Dark Blue”, updated on December 19, 2007, from true&sortBy=relevance,
Matt Lauer interview, NBC Today Show, "This Man Turned Blue (video)", aired January 7, 2008, from
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