Silent Killer: Don’t Let Carbon Monoxide Sneak into Your Home | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) News

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can enter homes through leaky chimneys, furnaces, gas water heaters, wood stoves, gas stoves, fireplaces, ovens, clothes dryers, vehicles through the garage door and cigarette smoke (first- or secondhand). Carbon monoxide poisoning stops the body from transporting oxygen properly, resulting in headaches, nausea, personality changes, confusion, memory loss, fainting and even death.

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