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CO is the symbol for the chemical compound formed by one atom of carbon and one atom of oxygen, better known as carbon monoxide. This form of these two elements forms a colorless, ordorless, and extremely toxic gas. It is formed by the imcomplete combustion of fossil fuels, such as patroleum. >Which is how poisoning takes place. Most carbon monoxide poisonings occur in >homes with faulty furnaces. In other words, the fuel is not being totally >"Burnt", for lack of a better word. Most other poisonings are suicide >attempts, usually taking place in a garage. Leaving the engine running, and >shutting the garage door, unless you have a super clean running engine will >normally kill a person in about an hour. >Even the experts are not sure exactly how CO affects the brain. They do know >that instead of receiving oxygen in its pure form, the brain is forced to >begin accepting CO, robbing the body of hemoglobin, or something like that. >Anyways, that is where my knowledge ends. Except for the fact, and I guess I >probably went through all of that scientific jargon for nothing, that in some >cases, as in mine, CO poisoning can cause a Parkinson's like syndrome. Or it >may even cause P.D. itself as it did in the case of another member of this >list, depending on the duration of exposure. Again, even the most >knowledgable scientists still don't know why this poison chooses to attack >the dopamine system in some victims, and severe cognitive damage in others, >which is a whole other matter altogether. >i sincerely hope that you can find a better explanation than this somewhere >else. > >Regards, > >Jacob Drollinger > I doubt that I can find a better explanation than this. Thank you so much for answering my question. You were not conescending at all, but very informative. Thanks Laura Rogers [log in to unmask]