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Need doctor's help! will inhaling bleach fumes kill yu?
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Minor irritation: Bleach fumes are mostly an irritant to the lung tissues. In very high concentration they can cause damage, but even then the lining of the lungs heals rapidly so there shouldn't be any long-term problems.
Answered 8/28/2017
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