Fever of undetermined etiology after cleaning of steam turbine condensers

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1977.10667266· OSTI ID:5368782

Deubner, D C ^[1]; Gilliam, D K

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1. Public Health Services, Atlanta

Two outbreaks of a febrile syndrome marked by chills, headaches, myalgia, nausea, and malaise occurred in workers who had cleaned the steam condensers of electric power turbines. Mean incubation period was 38 hours. Twenty-two of twenty-three exposed men became ill. Clinical and environmental investigation failed to reveal the etiology of the outbreaks. The circumstances and clinical syndrome have points of similarity to fever following inhalation of metal fumes and low-grade, stained cotton dust, and to Pontiac fever.

• OSTI ID: 5368782
• Journal Information: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 32:3; ISSN AEHLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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570000* -- Health & Safety
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CLEANING
CONDENSERS
DISEASES
DUSTS
FEVER
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INHALATION
INTAKE
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICINE
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
POLLUTION
PRIMATES
STEAM CONDENSERS
STEAM TURBINES
SYMPTOMS
TOXICITY
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
VAPOR CONDENSERS
VERTEBRATES
WORKING CONDITIONS