Thanks to Evan Bush and Aria Bendix from NBC News for the Headline
Tragically, there has been a many fold increase in the instances of death cap mushroom poisoning in California with 35 cases recorded in that last couple of months where normally there would be fewer than 5.
So far three people have died from the poisoning. The poison in them amatoxin can cause irreversible liver damage.
Weather conditions including early rains and a mild autumn have resulted in a surfeit of the toxic mushrooms which are very similar in appearance to edible mushrooms.
Small amounts of the death cap mushroom can be fatal, as little as a standard sugar cube.
I suppose the advice is just buy mushrooms from a trusted source and make sure you Health Insurance Premiums are up to date.
Thankfully an expert who studies the prevalence of the death cap mushroom is saying that the risk is reducing due to the season finishing and perhaps colder weather coming . Still the spores will be ready next year, so if you are going to forage , be careful.
Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏
Mushrooms or Toadstools, I’m not too sure . AI Generated.
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