Metal fume fever

<p>Metal fume fever, also known as brass founders' ague, brass shakes, zinc shakes, galvie flu, galvo poisoning, metal dust fever, welding shivers, or Monday morning fever, is an illness primarily caused by exposure to chemicals such as <a href="/facts/Zinc_oxide/P7sTyDez">zinc oxide</a> (ZnO), <a href="/facts/Aluminium_oxide/wXM9P6pI">aluminium oxide</a> (Al2O3), or <a href="/facts/Magnesium_oxide/0GfLn47t">magnesium oxide</a> (MgO) which are produced as byproducts in the fumes that result when certain metals are heated. Other common sources are fuming <a href="/facts/Silver/xXe41BGg">silver</a>, <a href="/facts/Gold/1znknojp">gold</a>, <a href="/facts/Platinum/qJC6lQf7">platinum</a>, and <a href="/facts/Chromium/6sVk6Uu7">chromium</a>. 
</p><p><a href="/facts/Welding/6EJ62mYV">Welders</a> are routinely exposed to fumes. The most common form of exposure among welders occurs when <a href="/facts/Welding/6EJ62mYV">welding</a> galvanized steel, of which <a href="/facts/Zinc/80b1qgk3">zinc</a> is the primary component of the <a href="/facts/Galvanization/htRtThFL">galvanization</a> process. Galvanized metal must be thoroughly cleaned using an abrasive or chemical means to remove the galvanized coating before welding or burning. <a href="/facts/Brazing/JBgswMLw">Brazing</a> and <a href="/facts/Soldering/fod6dLHD">soldering</a> can also cause metal poisoning due to exposure to lead, zinc, <a href="/facts/Copper/I8PEE8oX">copper</a>, or <a href="/facts/Cadmium/wXkV2eIX">cadmium</a>. In extreme cases, cadmium (present in some older <a href="/facts/Silver_solder/GBvJH75t">silver solder</a> alloys) can cause loss of consciousness.
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Metal fume fever