It does not prevent you getting metal fume fever."

Some more serious conditions can occur such as metal fume fever, and hemolysis of the red blood cells.

Workers with a history of recurrent metal fume fever often develop a tolerance to the fumes.

Inhalation of magnesium oxide fumes can cause metal fume fever.

Exposure to zinc oxide fumes can lead to a sickness named "metal fume fever".

When respiratory symptoms are prominent, metal fume fever may be confused with acute bronchitis or pneumonia.

Other rare causes of ILI include leukemia and metal fume fever.

Metal fume fever is due to the inhalation of certain metals, either as fine dust or most commonly as fumes.

The effects of particularly toxic compounds, such as nickel carbonyl, are not considered as a mere metal fume fever.

An interesting feature of metal fume fever involves rapid adaptation to the development of the syndrome following repeated metal oxide exposure.

Inhalation of cadmium-containing fumes can result initially in metal fume fever but may progress to chemical pneumonitis, pulmonary edema, and death.

Treatment of mild metal fume fever consists of bedrest, and symptomatic therapy (e.g. aspirin for headaches) as indicated.

Inhalation of fumes during smelting of cupric oxide powder can lead to a disease called metal fume fever, which can result in flu like symptoms.

In the case of non-allergic acute lung injury in the setting of metal fume fever, a standard or even recommended approach to treatment has not been studied.

Exposure to zinc oxide in the air, which also occurs while welding galvanized (zinc plated) steel, can result in a nervous malady called metal fume fever.

Diagnosis of metal fume fever can be easily missed, as the complaints are non-specific, resemble a number of other common illnesses, and presentation occurs typically 1-2 days after the exposure.

The American Welding Society estimated that 2500 employees in the steel industry develop metal fume fever in the US each year since the majority of the cases are not reported.

Zinc, Cadmium, Magnesium, Chromium: Metal fume fever can be caused by ingestion of the fumes of these metals and leads to fume like symptoms.

Cain and Fletcher (2010) report a case of metal fume fever that was diagnosed only by taking a full occupational history and by close collaboration between primary and secondary health care personnel.

Processes like flux-cored arc welding and shielded metal arc welding produce smoke containing particles of various types of oxides, which in some cases can lead to medical conditions like metal fume fever.

Modern canning techniques now employ coatings that may produce toxic fumes when burning and can cause metal fume fever, and care must therefore be taken to ensure that cans used for burning are uncoated plain metal.

Being a fired ceramic, porcelain enamel is also highly heat-resistant; this allows it to be used in high-temperature applications where an organic anti-corrosion coating or galvanization may be impractical or even dangerous (see Metal fume fever).

Metal fume fever, also known as brass founders' ague, brass shakes, zinc shakes, Galvie Flu, Metal Dust Fever, or Monday morning fever, is an illness caused primarily by exposure to certain fumes.

There is also a condition called the "zinc shakes" or "zinc chills" or metal fume fever that can be induced by the inhalation of freshly formed zinc oxide formed during the welding of galvanized materials.