FOOD POISONING WITH MUSHROOMS
Causes:
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Toxins in poisonous mushroom
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Prolonged storage time of mushrooms both, fresh and cooked
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Contamination of mushrooms with fungal pests, such as mushroom flies
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Simultaneous consumption of alcohol and certain types of mushrooms, like the “Inky Cap”
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Consumption of mushrooms collected from contaminated environment (heavy metals, etc.)
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Frequent consumption of morel mushrooms
mushrooms, causing the most severe poisonings:
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death cup
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fly agaric
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satan’s mushroom
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sulfur-tuft
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destroying angel
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panther cap