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DO I HAVE GALVANIZED POISONING?
Q. MY BOYFRIEND WORKS WITH GALVANIZED PIPE ALL DAY. HOW CAN WE TELL IF THE POISON HAS AFFECTED HIM? HE HAS BEEN BREAKING OUT WITH RASHES ON HIS LEGS, STOMACH AND CHEST. THE RASH HAS A BURNING AND ITCHY FEELING... CAN YOU SEND ME PHOTOS OF AFFECTED PEOPLE? I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND NOTHING...PLEASE HELP...
THANK YOU,
CHRISTINE SHEFFIELDboyfriend works with galvanized pipe..... - PERRY, FLORIDA, USA
2003
A. Ask a doctor, or see a specialist in Jax if you do not want to see a local doctor.
James Watts- Navarre, Florida
2003
A. You must seek professional medical advice for this. There is no use in seeing what the internet pulls up as you need accredited professional certification if you subsequently decide to take legal action. See a doctor quickly.
Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
2003
Q. My boyfriend welded galvanized material for a period of approx. 5 hours on and off. Within twenty four hours he had what is described as gal flu. Now a week has passed and he has a very itchy rash that appears all over his body. I am worried that he has been poisoned by the fumes and maybe the galvanised particles may be trying to make their way out through his pores. Has anyone had similar symptom?
Elisha Hawgood- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2006
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