Inhalation fever

Class Index C27 including fever, Inhalation days... 

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AbsorpOon ioiiIb Can enter the body by inhalation of dust or fumes or by ingestion. Evaporation negRgl)le at 20 C, but harmful concentrations of sirt>orr>e particles can buRd up rapidly. ImiiiedMeeNecle Irritates the fes.ddnaiKf respiratory tract. Inhalation of pow /fumM can cause metal fume fever. Inhalation of high concentrations of vapor can cause hjr>g disorders. ... 

Inhalation of freshly formed zinc oxide fume is the most common cause of metal fume fever, and cases involving magnesinm oxide, copper oxide, and other metallic oxides have also been reported (169). Exposnre to these oxides in aged powder form does not cause metal fume fever. Inhalation of mercury, nickel, and selenium can also cause fever. Nickel is a respiratory tract carcinogen in workers in the nickel-refining industry, especially when inhaled as a nickel carbonyl (168). 

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Health and Safety Factors. Zinc oxide is considered nontoxic, but inhalation of freshly formed fume can cause zinc chills also known as brass-founder s ague. The symptoms are fever and cough followed by chills after ca 4—8 h (43). No aftereffects have been noted and workers who are... 

The toxic symptoms from inhalation of nickel carbonyl are beUeved to be caused by both nickel metal and carbon monoxide. In many acute cases the symptoms ate headache, di22iQess, nausea, vomiting, fever, and difficulty in breathing. If exposure is continued, unconsciousness follows with subsequent damage to vital organs and death. Iron pentacarbonyl produces symptoms similar to nickel carbonyl but is considered less toxic than nickel carbonyl. 

Inhalation of dusts can cause metal fume fever (79,80), and ulceration or perforation of the nasal septum. Mild discomfort has been noted with workplace concentrations as low as 0.08 mg/m. The workplace standard (TLV) for copper dusts or mist is 1 mg/m and 0.2 mg/m for copper fume (81). 

HUMIDIFIER FEVER A flu-Uke illness caused by inhalation of fine droplets of water from humidifiers that have become contaminated. 

Allergic alveolitis An allergic response to inhalation of organic particles that involves inflammation of the small terminal branches of the bronchioles. Symptoms include coughing, increased production of mucus, fever, fatigue, and muscle aches. 

Metal fume fever A fever suffered by workers who inhale metal fumes from a process. 

Although Mg is generally considered non-toxic, the inhalation of fumes of freshly sublimed Mg oxide may cause metal fume fever. There is no evidence that Mg produces, true systemic poisoning. Particles of metallic Mg or Mg alloy which perforate the skin of gain entry thru cuts and scratched rilay produce a severe local lesion characterized by the evolution of gas and acute inflammatory reaction, frequently with necrosis. The condition Has been called a chemical gas gangrene . Gaseous blebs may develop within 24 hrs of the injury. The lesion is very slow to heal (Ref 23)... 

Decongestants are used to treat the congestion associated with rhinitis, hay fever, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and the common cold. In addition, they are used in adjunctive therapy of middle ear infections to decrease congestion around the eustachian tube Nasal inhalers may relieve ear block and pressure pain during air travel. Many can be administered orally as well as topically, but topical application is more effective than the oral route. 

This material is hazardous through inhalation, penetration through broken skin, and ingestion. Symptoms include headache, fever and chills, seizures, slow heart rate (bradycardia), abnormal blood pressure, vomiting, and death. 

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