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Toxic Pufferfish Invade Eastern Mediterranean, Killing People with ZOMBIE POWDER
The dreaded toxic pufferfish has invaded the Eastern Mediterranean and has killed a handful of people in the past few years. It likely snuck through the Suez Canal at some point in the past.
This fish (eaten by brave/insane Japanese under the name fugu) produces a potent poison called tetrodotoxin.
Why is tetrodotoxin special (especially today, on Halloween)? Because of its special mode of action, if it doesn’t kill someone immediately by paralysis, it can leave them in a near-death state for days. For this reason it was long used in Haitian voodoo to try and turn people into zombies!
(via Discover Magazine)
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Toxic Pufferfish Invade Eastern Mediterranean, Killing People with ZOMBIE POWDER

The dreaded toxic pufferfish has invaded the Eastern Mediterranean and has killed a handful of people in the past few years. It likely snuck through the Suez Canal at some point in the past.

This fish (eaten by brave/insane Japanese under the name fugu) produces a potent poison called tetrodotoxin.

Why is tetrodotoxin special (especially today, on Halloween)? Because of its special mode of action, if it doesn’t kill someone immediately by paralysis, it can leave them in a near-death state for days. For this reason it was long used in Haitian voodoo to try and turn people into zombies!

(via Discover Magazine)

Source: blogs.discovermagazine.com

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