gattaca Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 LONDON: Eleven members of the same family are in hospital after unwittingly cooking and eating a poisonous pufferfish for dinner. The Souza family, from Rio de Janerio, were given the fish by a family friend who had recently returned from a sea fishing expedition off Dubque de Caxias, on the Brazilian coast. Unbeknownst to anyone, the present was a deadly pufferfish — which contains a toxin 1,200 times more lethal than cyanide, a drop of which can kill in 24 hours. Only seconds after taking their first bite members of the family began to vomit, before losing feeling in their face, arms and legs. Most of the victims, including children aged three to five, were paralysed before they could even reach a car to transport them to hospital. Cristiane Souza described to Brazil's RJ TV how her husband Jose Augusto, 41, lost all feeling shortly after taking the first bite. "My husband was the first to say he couldn't feel his tongue, then his face, and then his arms. Then his legs went dead and he couldn't stand up any more. It was terrifying. "My brother-in-law was the same. He didn't even make it out the door. We had to carry them out and rush them to hospital in a car," she said, explaining they had invited the entire family round because the fish looked so "tasty". A spotted sharpnose pufferfish (Canthigaster callisterna Tetraodontidae). (Getty Images photo) Grandmother Maria do Carmo said: "We had no idea it was a pufferfish. They're all in a critical condition. My grandson, my daughter, and my son-in-law, they are all in hospital. We're praying for a miracle. "We put the fish on the table in the yard outside and everyone dived in. They were all saying how delicious it was. I didn't eat it because I was waiting until everyone had tried it." Pufferfish, or "fugu", is a delicacy in Japan. It is strictly controlled and only chefs who have qualified after three years training can prepare a meal featuring the fish. A Japanese dish made of pufferfish. (Getty Images photo) Statistics from the Tokyo Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health indicate 20 to 44 incidents of 'fugu' poisoning every year between 1996 and 2006 in Japan — however a single incident can hide multiple casualties. There is no known cure for the poison, which paralyses the body while leaving the victim, who gradually suffocates, awake. Victims are hospitalized and their stomachs emptied before being fed activated charcoal to bind the toxin. They are also put on life support until the poison wears off. Slickr dont eat unkown species of fish in the backwaters of kerala :afraid: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Whole-family-paralysed-after-eating-deadly-pufferfish/articleshow/44927897.cms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooda Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 That is horrifying... are they paralysed for life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 dolphins chew pufferfish to get the effects of booze .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMamba Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Karma folks Karma ! This is what you get for eating meat ! Become a vegetarian and save your life ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLICKR392 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Slickr dont eat unkown species of fish in the backwaters of kerala :afraid: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Whole-family-paralysed-after-eating-deadly-pufferfish/articleshow/44927897.cms :afraid: Have seen the Japs preparing its dish on TV. Doesn't even look tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLICKR392 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Karma folks Karma ! This is what you get for eating meat ! Become a vegetarian and save your life ! Even certain leafy veggies are causes of death. :beee: Meat FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 They require specially qualified and licensed chef's in Japanese restaurants to prepare fugu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FischerTal Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Feel sad for the family and even more sad by some comments in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Really sad and freaky. The news report says...the effect was immediate.How hungry were they?Eleven of them ate at the same time........Really shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 paralyses the body while leaving the victim, who gradually suffocates, awake. not a nice way to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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