There have been several instances where people have died from eating meats that were roasted from a wood fire that contained Oleander twigs or branches. People have died from eating cakes decorated with oleander flowers. • Castor Bean • Ricinus communis • If the seed is swallowed without chewing, and there is no damage to the seed coat, it will most likely pass harmlessly through the digestive tract. However, if it is chewed or broken and then swallowed, the ricin toxin will be absorbed by the intestines. • Just one seed can kill a child, 8 seeds are considered toxic for an adult.
Isoleucine 10. Proline 11. Stop Codon (Hank, 2013) Death Cap Mushroom (slide 6) Eating death cap mushrooms can cause symptoms in a little as 6 hours and thirty hours. (Shiells, 2013) Symptoms range from gastrointestinal discomfort to death from liver and kidney failure. Amatoxin - α-amanitin is an enzyme found in the death cap mushroom.
about 500 to 1,500 happen in the us every year. this disease has two types; type I is caused by anaerobic bacteria with or without the presence aerobic bacteria, type II also called hemolytic streptococcal gangrene is caused by group A streptococci, other bacteria may or may not be present the disease may be also be called synergistic gangrene.Muscle and fat tissue are affected as a consequence of infection. Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe complication of group A streptococcal infection. The bacteria cause the destruction of skin and muscle by releasing toxins. Additional complications can occur from necrotizing fasciitis, such as shock and organ
The most common type of cirrhosis worldwide is postnecrotic cirrhosis which is the result of massive necrosis caused by hepatotoxins such as viral hepatitis. Biliary cirrhosis is caused by inflammation resulting in biliary obstruction in the liver and common bile ducts. Laennec's cirrhosis is primarily the result of changes in the liver due to alcoholism and malnutrition. Only alcoholics get cirrhosis. INCORRECT The most common type of cirrhosis worldwide is actually the result of hepatotoxins, such as viral hepatitis, which cause massive liver necrosis.
Phenylalanine also disrupts amino acid metabolism, hormonal equilibrium, and nerve functions. Aspartic acid is believed to function as an excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Methanol gets converted to formate, it is either excreted or it gets accumulated in the body to form formaldehyde, diketopiperazine (a carcinogen), and other potent toxic products. (Humphries, P. and N., 2008, An artificial sweetener that can cause irreversible damage to your brain and body, Nutrition Research Newsletter, 27(5), 6-7. Retrieved from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0887/is_5_ 27/ai_n26672568/?tag
Smallpox is an incredibly deadly virus. It has a 20-60% fatality rate (80% in children). Small Pox has two variants, Variola Major, and Variola Minor. It comes from the Latin name Variola (once again that class helps me) meaning spots or pimple. Being a Virus, Smallpox cannot be cured, only vaccinated against.
Common symptoms are acral necrosis of the extremities (such as the toes, fingers, lips and tip of the nose), high fever, nausea, vomiting, and breathing difficulty. Left untreated, Yersinia pestis can multiply rapidly in the bloodstream, possibly causing septicemic plague or even creep towards the lungs causing pneumonic plague. In order to diagnose bubonic plague, testing in the laboratory is required. Identification of the bacterium Yersinia pestis culture in a sample of serum from a patient’s blood is used for confirmation of the
• Gastrointestinal (GI) anthrax, as its name suggests, occurs when the bacteria is ingested. If an animal is infected with anthrax and is then slaughtered for its meat, and the infected meat is not cooked properly, the meat will leave the consumer with chronic stomach pains, bloody diarrhea or vomiting, loss of appetite and/or nausea. GI anthrax is significantly more serious than cutaneous anthrax and has a higher mortality rate of 25-60% (BHC, 2012). • Pulmonary anthrax is the least common, yet most deadly form of anthrax; this form of anthrax can be used as a weapon in bioterrorism. Bacteria spores are inhaled by victims, causing influenza like symptoms and eventually death to 70-80% of victims in spite of treatment (BHC, 2012).
A Deadly Drug Who ever thought that sugar, one of the sweetest ingredients you could add to your food, would be deadly to someone. According to “The Toxic Truth About Sugar” by Robert Lustig, Laura Schmidt, and Claire Brindis; sugar can not only cause infectious diseases, but also 35 million deaths annually. Studies have shown that sugar causes diseases like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Although obesity is the main cause of the deaths that occur, sugar is the main reason for obesity. Tobacco and alcohol are regulated by the government to protect public health, yet sugar still isn’t.
Cause of the outbreak was a decreased vaccination rate. In 1989 the US went to two vaccines schedule. 2-5% of Children fail to respond to the first dose. The 2 dose schedule increases it to about a 99% efficacy. (CDC;2012) Route of transmission- Measles is only spread by humans it is a highly contagious airborne viral disease spread through the respiratory route.