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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. 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Carukia barnesi - Wikipedia

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    The Irukandji syndrome was first discovered after a group of swimmers were stung in the open water near North Queensland, Australia.Victims of the sting reported severe symptoms of muscle aches, back pain, nausea, headaches, chest and abdominal pains, sweating, high blood pressure and difficulty breathing. [3]

  6. Box jellyfish - Wikipedia

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    At least two deaths in Australia have been attributed to the thumbnail-sized Irukandji box jellyfish. [50] [51] People stung by these may suffer severe physical and psychological symptoms, known as Irukandji syndrome. [52]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Deaths of 13 children in Mexico may be linked to IV bag ... - AOL

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    The children were 14 or younger, say Mexico health officials, who suspect they died from an infection of a multidrug-resistant bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca.

  9. Malo (jellyfish) - Wikipedia

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    The known "Irukandji" jellies include species: Malo maxima, Malo kingi, Carukia shinju, Carybdea xaymacana, Alatina mordens, Gerongia rikinae, and Morbakka fenneri. Malo jellies release venom from the tips of the nematocyst. The venom from a single sting can take 20–60 minutes to induce "Irukandji syndrome". [5]