Al-Marsad newspaper: A Brazilian man named Magno Sergio Gomez died tragically after eating a poisonous puffer fish that contained enough poison to kill 30 people, according to what the New York Post reported.
Blowfish
The deceased’s sister, Mirian Gomez Lopez, said: “Magno (46 years old) had never cleaned a blowfish before.”
This “deadly” dish was given to Magno as a gift by his friend. They cut the fish, removed the liver from it, then boiled it and ate it with lemon juice.
He suffered a heart attack
Less than an hour later, both Magno and his friend were in serious condition, and his sister said: “Magno started to feel numb in his mouth.” He went himself to the hospital, and then the numbness spread and he went into cardiac arrest for 8 minutes.
The US Centers for Disease Control said Magno was specifically suffering from the effects of tetrodotoxin, an extremely potent toxin that originates in the liver and gonads of pufferfish and other marine species.
The man dies
Mirian revealed that her brother was intubated and placed on life support, but to no avail, and he died after spending 35 days in the hospital, during which his system was paralyzed by the poison.
He died due to the poisoning, which quickly reached his head. Three days after his admission to the hospital, he suffered several seizures, which greatly affected his brain, leaving little chance for recovery.
His friend miraculously survives
Miraculously, Magno’s friend survived, but he suffers from a problem with his legs, as Merian said: “He does not walk well… He was affected neurologically, but he is recovering.”
It is reported that pufferfish use (poison) to deter predators. This poison is more than 1,000 times more lethal than cyanide, and it has no known antidote. When consumed in large quantities, it interferes with “the transmission of signals from nerves to muscles” and paralyzes the muscles, which may lead to To death.
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2024-02-04 09:51:00
