Amazingly detailed and well done @kerrislravenhill!! I truly enjoyed the depth at which you looked into this disease and it has raised several questions in my clinical mind.
First, you do point out our normal behavior of "self medicating" ; I am curious as to whether this disease slowly influences those around the one affected and if there are those in their circles that are immune to it.
Second, I would like to see if capsules affect how quickly the disease takes hold. Does this small plastic barrier have any type of reduction affect as there is no direct physical contact with the metal.
Thirdly, I would love to get more specific into which precious metals cause this. We are all aware of gold and silver, but what about copper. Is copper a contributor that may lead to the larger precious metals or perhaps someone clings to copper as their primary stack.

These are just a few, but I know there will be more. I look forward to your next peer review journal release! Thanks again!