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Poison pie unknown North America, Europe and Australia Calocybe gambosa. Clitopilus geminus. Lepista irina. Hebeloma sinapizans: Rough-stalked hebeloma unknown North America and Europe Calocybe gambosa. Clitopilus geminus. Lepista irina. Helvella crispa: Elfin saddle unknown Europe Helvella dryophila: Oak-loving elfin saddle unknown North ...
poison fire coral satratoxin-H (a ribosome inactivating small molecule) [5] bone marrow, brain and skin Japan, South Korea, Papua New Guinea, Australia: Ganoderma: Paxillus involutus (Batsch ex Fr.) Fr. brown roll-rim unknown, possibly glycoprotein antigen: extreme autoimmune reaction with hemolysis: Europe and North America Trogia venenata
Up to the mid-20th century, the mortality rate was around 60–70%, but this has been greatly reduced with advances in medical care. A review of death cap poisoning throughout Europe from 1971 to 1980 found the overall mortality rate to be 22.4% (51.3% in children under ten and 16.5% in those older than ten). [ 89 ]
The free gills are white, as is the spore print. The oval spores measure 9–13 by 6.5–9 μm ; they do not turn blue with the application of iodine . [ 29 ] The stipe is white, 5–20 cm (2–8 in) high [ 30 ] by 1–2 cm ( 1 ⁄ 2 –1 in) wide, and has the slightly brittle, fibrous texture typical of many large mushrooms.
The following is a list of types of poison by intended use: Biocide – a chemical substance capable of killing living organisms, usually in a selective way Fungicide – a chemical compound or biological organism used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores; Microbicide – any compound or substance whose purpose is to reduce the infectivity ...
Ergotism (pron. / ˈ ɜːr ɡ ə t ˌ ɪ z ə m / UR-gət-iz-əm) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ...
Trichoderma cornu-damae (Japanese: カエンタケ, Hepburn: kaentake), formerly Podostroma cornu-damae and also known as the poison fire coral, [5] is a species of fungus in the family Hypocreaceae. The fruit bodies of the fungus are highly toxic if ingested, and have been responsible for several fatalities in Japan as they contain an often ...
While tetanus toxin is produced from Clostridium tetani, a spore forming bacteria found in soil, Tetanus is a paralytic disease that is global and commonly affects newborns as well as non-immunized individuals. Tetanus enters the body of organisms through wounds or skin breaks and can be found in manure, soil, and dust.