Two people died, many cases of liver and kidney failure due to fungus
Recently, in Muong Lat district, Thanh Hoa province, a couple died from eating poisonous mushrooms picked in the forest. Before that, Mr. LVT (57 years old) and his wife HTH (54 years old, living in Co Cai village, Trung Ly commune) went to the forest to cut bananas for pigs and picked small, white mushrooms to cook soup.
Afterwards, Mr. T and his wife vomited a lot and were taken to the Muong Lat District General Hospital for emergency treatment. The doctors determined that the two patients T and H were seriously poisoned, so they were transferred to Thanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital and then to Bach Mai Hospital for further treatment. However, due to severe poisoning, Mr. T and his wife died.
In addition to the above two cases, the Poison Control Center - Bach Mai Hospital has recently received many cases of liver and kidney damage, requiring dialysis due to poisoning from eating mushrooms.
According to the Food Safety Department, spring with its warm, humid weather is very favorable for the growth of mushrooms and this is also the time when mushroom poisoning often occurs. Compared to other types of poisoning, mushroom poisoning occurs in fewer cases, but the mortality rate is very high.
There are currently over 10,000 identified mushroom species in the world, including hundreds of poisonous mushrooms. Mushrooms with caps, gills, stems, rings and sheaths are mostly poisonous. Some mushroom species may have toxin levels that vary seasonally, during growth (young or mature mushrooms), and in different soil and soil environments.
Therefore, it is possible to eat the same type of mushroom but sometimes get poisoned, sometimes not. For mushrooms that are closely related, it is often difficult to distinguish by shape and color, even for experts.
To identify the species, it is necessary to study the mushroom specimen under the microscope and distinguish it according to the characteristics of the mushroom spores. Therefore, the Food Safety Department recommends that people should be very careful when collecting wild mushrooms for eating. People should not pick wild mushrooms to eat to prevent mushroom poisoning for themselves and their family members.
Signs of poisonous mushrooms
To ensure safety, the Food Safety Department has provided signs to identify poisonous mushrooms.
Mushrooms with a complete set of: cap, gill, stem, stem ring and base sheath are usually poisonous mushrooms. Inside the mushroom stem is light pink, the red cap has white scales, the mycelium glows at night is poisonous mushrooms. The poisonous part is in the entire mushroom body (cap, gill, ring, stem, base sheath), the toxin changes with the season, during the growth of the mushroom, in the soil environment, and in the climate.
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The Food Safety Department also pointed out some misconceptions about poisonous mushrooms :
Poisonous mushrooms are often brightly colored. In fact, there are extremely poisonous mushrooms such as white umbrella mushrooms that have a milky white appearance, so many people easily confuse them with edible mushrooms. Therefore, distinguishing poisonous white umbrella mushrooms from edible white mushrooms is not simple, even for medical staff and experienced people.
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White poisonous mushroom (scientific name is Amanita verna) |
Mushrooms eaten by insects are non-toxic. In fact, poisonous mushrooms are eaten by ants, insects, and snails. People should try feeding them to animals (chickens, dogs, rats, etc.) first. If after 1-2 hours the animals do not die or are not poisoned, the mushrooms are non-toxic. This is only true for some fast-acting mushrooms.
For deadly mushrooms, the effects are usually slow (first symptoms appear 12-24 hours later), so they cannot be detected immediately and animals only die 4-5 days after eating the mushrooms.
You should test the mushroom with chopsticks, spoons, necklaces, etc. made of silver. If they turn gray-black, they are poisonous. This is completely wrong. Mushroom toxins do not affect silver and do not cause discoloration.
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