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At least 3 people have died from eating Death Cap mushrooms as they spread in California after rains
At least three deaths and three liver transplants from Death Cap mushroom poisonings follow a rainy winter that caused a surge in cases across California, officials said.
- This season, California has recorded at least three deaths and three liver transplants from Death Cap mushroom poisonings following a rainy winter.
- Craig Smollin of the California Poison Control System noted that since Nov. 18 there have been at least three dozen cases of mushroom poisonings, far above the usual fewer than five during the November–March seasonality.
- People can develop stomach cramping, nausea, diarrhea or vomiting within 24 hours, yet serious to fatal liver damage can still develop within 2 to 3 days, and many patients required intensive care units.
- The California Department of Public Health is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging this year and has expanded warnings in Spanish, Mixteco and Mandarin, advising caution with children, pets, and trusted grocery sellers.
- Laura Marcelino described her family's experience in Salinas where cases have ranged from 19 months to 67 years, with children poisoned this year.
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At least 3 people have died from eating Death Cap mushrooms as they spread in California after rains
At least three people have died and three others have required a liver transplants after eating the Death Cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.
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