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  2. Irukandji syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Irukandji syndrome is a condition that results from envenomation by certain box jellyfish. [4] In rare instances the sting may result in cardiac arrest and death. [ 5 ] The most common jellyfish involved is the Carukia barnesi , a species of Irukandji jellyfish . [ 4 ]

  3. Jack Barnes (toxinologist) - Wikipedia

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    In 1961, Barnes confirmed the cause of the Irukandji syndrome was a sting from a small box jellyfish: the Irukandji jellyfish, which can fire venom-filled stingers out of its body and into passing victims. To prove that the jellyfish was the cause of the syndrome, he captured one and deliberately stung himself, his 9-year-old son and a local ...

  4. Carukia barnesi - Wikipedia

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    Stings can result in Irukandji syndrome, and this species is commonly known as Irukandji jellyfish, although this name does not distinguish it from other Irukandji jellyfish such as Malo kingi. A mature C. barnesi's bell is only 12 by 30 millimetres (0.47 by 1.18 in) in height.

  5. Box jellyfish - Wikipedia

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    While most recent deaths in Australia have been in children, including a 14-year old who died in February 2022, [47] which is linked to their smaller body mass, [44] in February 2021, a 17-year-old boy died about 10 days after being stung while swimming at a beach on Queensland's western Cape York. [48] The previous fatality was in 2007. [49]

  6. Irukandji jellyfish - Wikipedia

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    A scale illustration of an Irukandji jellyfish and its tentacles.Below the jelly's medusa bell are two polyp forms of the species.. Irukandji jellyfish are very small, with a bell about 5 millimetres (0.20 in) to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) wide and four long tentacles, which range in length from just a few centimetres up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length.

  7. Cite this article as - images.huffingtonpost.com

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    lutants.4 Moreover, children have little or no choice about where they live or go to school. Childhood is a critical period for brain forma-tion. Researchers have shown that children ex-posed to air pollution perform worse on cogni-tive functioning tests6 and have impaired neurological function7–9 and lower IQ scores10 compared with other ...

  8. Jellyfish stings in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Irukandji Jellyfish is tiny, but very venomous. A signpost warns swimmers of the presence of Chironex fleckeri (box jellyfish) Jellyfish stings in Australia can cause pain, paralysis and death for swimmers with exposed skin. Numerous venomous species of jellyfish occur in Australian waters, including the box jellyfish and Irukandji ...

  9. Carukiidae - Wikipedia

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    Carukiidae use nematocysts as a defense mechanism; they releases a venom from the tips of their nematocysts, producing the Irukandji syndrome. [3] Even though positions of spines on the shaft of the Carukiidae cause illness, there are areas on the body that do not. The rhopalial niche openings, which discern light, do not incur any illness. The ...