Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

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Disease/Syndrome	Inhalation fever
Category	Acute Poison
Acute/Chronic	Acute-Moderate
Comments	Inhalation fever is an acute flu-like illness that begins several hours after heavy exposure to the causative dust or mist. Inhalation fever may be associated with leukocytosis (high white blood cell count). The chest x-ray is normal. Symptoms resolve spontaneously within 48 hours. Inhalation fever includes metal fume fever, polymer fume fever, humidifier fever, organic dust toxic syndrome, mill fever, and Pontiac fever.
Latency/Incubation	Onset within 4 to 8 hours; Resolution within 48 hours
Diagnostic	History
ICD-9 Code	495.9

Symptoms/Findings	Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: chest tightness cough fever headache leukocytosis myalgia rhinitis
Agents	Hazardous agents that cause the occupational disease: Copper Cotton dust, raw Diethyl zinc Endotoxins Grain dust Magnesium Magnesium oxide Polytetrafluoroethylene (pyrolyzed) Zinc oxide