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windows because the dust was causing smarting of his eyes.
house wes comparatively clear.
Thereafter the pilot-
Avproximately one hour later he went down to the
deck to help his crew reel in the lines. He was wearing a three-quarter sleeved
cotton shirt, a wide-brimmed hat, rubber overalls, cotton socks, and knee-length
rubber boots.
He stayed onthe deck until the shin left the dust area,
he washed his face only with seawater from the ship's hose.
Thereafter
His eyes continued
to smart until the next day when a particle of dust was removed Erom his left
eye.
He had no similar complaints subsequently.
throat.
At no time did he have a sore
However, he did have mild headache, slight malaise, and a slight loss of
appetite for two to three days.
About the 7th or 8th of March his scin began to smart around the abdomen.
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Recently, this skin area peeled.
a similar course of events was occurring on the wrists.
At the sanetime
On the tenth of March
the ears and back of the neck began to itch. . At the time of questioning he did
not feel ill. On the 17th of March he had his hair cut and thenails trimmed.
While on the return trip to port he had a total of four showers using seawater
and "Monogen",.
On physical examination there was seen a well developed mscled roung Japanese
man.
On both ears, around the entire neck, over the mid-abdomen, on both hands,
were areas of erythema and vesiculation.
On the anterior lower aspect of the
neck and in the area of the beltline antdiorly were small discrete very slightly
raised dark purple lesions varying in-size froy3 millimeters to 1 centimeter.
The
axillary nodes were discretely palpable bilaterally and were nontender.
The eyes
showed no evidence of inflammation or discharge.
In the
The fundi were clear.
asal pharynx there were no ulcerations or gingival bleeding.
were clear.
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The heart and lungs
In the abdomen there were no palpable organs or masses.
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