Short-Term Exposure:Iron oxidefume can affect you when breathed in. Exposure can causemetal fume fever. This is a flu-like illness with symptoms ofmetallic taste; fever andchills; aches, chest tightness andcough. View chapterExplore book ...
Early symptoms of excessive exposure include dryness of the throat; irritation of the nose, throat, and respiratory tract; headache; coughing, and a metallic taste. After a delay of several hours (up to 10), a person may develop constriction of the chest, persistent cough, and progressive ...
and are nonspecific. Patients normally complain of a sweet ormetallic tastein the mouth, which distorts the taste of food and cigarettes. Fever, chills,nausea,headache,fatigue, muscle aches, and joint pains are also common. Patients often report a dry or irritated throat, which may lead to h...