What makes mushrooms for the downstream death in the world?

The main dishes on the deadliest mushrooms in the world:

• Mushrooms for the decline in death are considered the deadliest in the world. They represent approximately 90% of the mushroom poisoning deaths each year.

• The consumption of any part of the mushroom of the death cap, including the ceiling and the stem, will result in renal and hepatic insufficiency. You can only die from the mushroom of the death cap by eating it, touch will not hurt you.

• Swimming mushrooms are from Europe but have been wrongly introduced into Australia and California.

In 2023, Erin Patterson from Leongatha, Australia, murdered three and critically injured a family member using a fatal mushroom. The day seemed quite innocent, a oxyee Wellingtons lunch and a conversation between the family, with Patterson and his parents-in-law.

But lunch became fatal because Patterson had included the most toxic fungus in the world: the death cap, in the meal. In no time, each guest was to be hospitalized and three died of hepatic insufficiency during the week.

The mushrooms of the death cap, also known as Phalloides Amanita, are among the deadliest mushrooms in the world, and although there are many fatal mushrooms, it is most frequently consumed, causing the most injuries. Each year, around 100 people die from mushroom poisoning and 90% of them die from the death ceiling.

Mushrooms are part of a deadly clade called Amanita. These powerful killers contain poison which remains stable, heated or frozen. This means that you could freeze them for a month, then cook them, and they would always be fatal. If you sauté them, like Patterson, they can always kill. In addition, each part of the mushroom of the death cap is toxic, from the cap to the stem.

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How to kill the mushrooms of the death cap

You should consume the fungus so that it is deadly. Touching mushrooms is not enough for them to make you sick. Matthew Smith, Professor in the Plant Pathology Department of the University of Florida and curator of the Fungarium Fungarium (Fungarium) of the Florida Museum of Natural History, says that he manages mushrooms in order to take photos.

“They are like painting, you can touch and put them on your hands, but you don’t eat them,” says Smith.

The death cap kills by hampering the synthesis of proteins and mRNA, leading to cell death in the liver and kidneys. Finally, individuals die from liver and renal lesions. Although several treatments are available, none is sufficiently effective. The results largely depend on the amount consumed, the speed with which it is diagnosed, the size of the person and their age, explains Smith.

“Sometimes people are lucky with damage caused by the liver,” said Smith. Other times, liver lesions are so serious that they have to obtain dialysis, treatment that eliminates body waste when the kidneys no longer work properly. If the damage is bad enough and they do not get treatment in time, many will be victims of the death ceiling.

Where the death traffic jams live and how to avoid them

Amanita mushrooms, whose death caps are a group, have a symbiotic relationship with plants, mainly trees. These mushrooms are not cultivated, and even if they may be surviving in your courtyard if you have many trees, they would most likely end up in the woods.

Mushrooms often grow on oak or pines. They are large and gray and could be confused with a edible species for those who do not pay attention, and although it is a European species, it is also invasive and has been accidentally presented in California and Australia, where Patterson was accused of “mushroom murderer”.

The delicate aspect of death traffic jams is that they feel desirable, and for those who have survived to eat them, they also taste. Although many fatal mushrooms are not attractive, this group would be tasty if it was not so fatal.

It is also true that pets can die from death ceilings. Smith, who also works with Poison Control in Gainesville, Florida, says that human and veterinarian calls are entering the center. If you walk your dogs, know that toxic mushrooms can also kill them.

“If you are going to hunt mushrooms in the woods or in any type of natural environment, you should really know what you are doing,” explains Smith.

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