Poisoning -- United Kingdom
A mother nearly died cleaning out the family fish tank as she was overcome by the world's 2nd deadliest toxin.
[The 34-year-old woman] had to be put into isolation for 48 hours and have her home sealed off by a Hazardous Area Response Team after she was poisoned by coral.
Doctors battled to save her from palytoxin, a chemical released by the living organism when it comes under attack.
It causes severe and potentially fatal respiratory distress, for which there is no antidote. Medics
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6613396&promed&0
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