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  2. Mushroom poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Mushroom poisoning is usually the result of ingestion of wild mushrooms after misidentification of a toxic mushroom as an edible species. The most common reason for this misidentification is a close resemblance in terms of color and general morphology of the toxic mushrooms species with edible species.

  3. Amanita phalloides - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of death cap mushroom toxicity usually occur 6 to 12 hours after ingestion. [75] Symptoms of ingestion of the death cap mushroom may include nausea and vomiting, which is then followed by jaundice, seizures, and coma which will lead to death. The mortality rate of ingestion of the death cap mushroom is believed to be around 10–30%. [76]

  4. What are death cap mushrooms and why are they so deadly ... - AOL

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    Eating just a small portion of death cap mushrooms can kill you, Pringle says. "These mushrooms contain a toxin that attacks the liver and kidneys in your body," Alan explains. "Basically, it ...

  5. List of deadly fungus species - Wikipedia

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    Although many people have a fear of mushroom poisoning by "toadstools", only a small number of the many macroscopic fruiting bodies commonly known as mushrooms and toadstools have proven fatal to humans. This list is not exhaustive and does not contain many fungi that, although not deadly, are still harmful.

  6. Amatoxin - Wikipedia

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    Previous studies have demonstrated that younger mushrooms can contain a higher concentration of toxins than is found in mature specimens. [28] The combined weight of the caps of these two mushrooms was 43.4g fresh or 4.3g when dry and when tested were found to contain a total of 21.3 mg of amatoxin distributed as 11.9 mg alpha-amanitin, 8.4 mg ...

  7. List of poisonous fungus species - Wikipedia

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    Jack-O'lantern mushroom illudin S, illudin M, and muscarine [28] North America and Europe Cantharellus spp. Omphalotus japonicus: Tsukiyotake illudin S and illudin M [29] [30] [31] Asia Pleurotus ostreatus. Lentinula edodes. Sarcomyxa serotina. Omphalotus nidiformis: Ghost fungus illudin S, illudin M, and illudosin [32] Oceania and India ...

  8. Yes, mushrooms are good for you. But don't eat them every day.

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    Young says mushrooms can also be helpful for weight loss because they are filling and low in calories – only 21 calories in a cup. Mushrooms also contain an antioxidant known as selenium, ...

  9. Amanita ocreata - Wikipedia

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    The mushroom belongs to the same section (Phalloideae) and genus (Amanita) as several deadly poisonous fungi including the death cap (A. phalloides) and several all-white species of Amanita known as "destroying angels": A. bisporigera of eastern North America, and the European A. virosa. "Death angel" is used as an alternate common name.

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