Acute Acute exposure to<unk>  fumes may cause flu-like symptoms including chills, fever, and muscle ache sometimes referred to as "the<unk>  blues." Symptoms may resolve after a week if there is no respiratory damage. More severe exposures can cause tracheobronchitis, pneumonitis, and pulmonary edema. Symptoms of inflammation may start hours after the exposure and include cough, dryness and irritation of the nose and throat, headache, dizziness, weakness, fever, chills, and chest pain. Chronic Complications of<unk>  include cough, anemia, and kidney failure (possibly leading to death).<unk>  exposure increases one's chances of developing cancer. Similar to zinc, long-term exposure to<unk>  fumes can cause life long anosmia. Bone and joints One of the main effects of<unk>  is weak and brittle bones. The bones become soft (osteomalacia), lose bone mineral density (osteoporosis), and become weaker. This results in joint and back pain, and increases the risk of fractures. Spinal and leg pain is common, and a waddling gait often develops due to bone deformities caused by the long-term<unk>  exposure. The pain eventually becomes debilitating, with fractures becoming more common as the bone weakens. Permanent deformation in bones can occur. In extreme cases of<unk> , more body weight causes a fracture. Renal The kidney damage inflicted by<unk>  is irreversible. The kidneys can shrink up to 30 percent. The kidneys lose their function to remove acids from the blood in proximal renal tubular dysfunction. The proximal renal tubular dysfunction causes hypophosphatemia, leading to muscle weakness and sometimes coma. Hyperchloremia also occurs. Kidney dysfunction also causes gout, a form of arthritis due to the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints because of high acidity of the blood (hyperuricemia).<unk>  exposure is also associated with the development of kidney stones.
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