scholarly journals Wild mushrooms poisoning: a public health challenge

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Troiano ◽  
A M Firmi ◽  
C Adorni ◽  
R Porro ◽  
E Aroldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Mushroom Poisoning ◽  
Health Prevention ◽  
Wild Mushrooms ◽  
Mushroom Species ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Public Health Challenge

Abstract Issue Mushrooms are considered as ingredient of gourmet cuisine across the globe and mushroom poisonings can occur because of misidentification of a poisonous species as edible. Of the vast number of mushroom species, approximately 100 are toxic(**). Description of the Problem Mushroom poisoning is a public health problem. People should be educated about this poison as often there are no guidelines about the treatment of mushroom toxicity. Despite treatment, the prognosis can be mortal. In the Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention (ATS Val Padana, Italy) expert mycologists offer their consultation free of charge to people who pick mushrooms and register, for each consultation, quantity and toxicity of collected mushrooms. Results In 2018-19, 279 consultations were offered: 124(44.44%) in 2018, 155 (55.56%) in 2019. 58.42% of mushrooms were considered not dangerous for human health, without any difference among the two considered years (p = 0.167). 233.7 kg mushrooms were considered edible (mean 2.71, SD 16.44), 92.95 kg were considered dangerous and destroyed (mean 1.39, SD 6.99). The most identified species were: Agrocybe aegerita (11.47%), Armillaria Mellea (29.75%), Boletus edulis (6.45%), Macrolepiota venenata** (1.43%, N = 4), Xerocomus badius (2.51%), Lyophillum loricatum (1.79%), Agaricus Xanthodermus** (3.23%, N = 9). Intoxications occurred among people who did not refer to our mycology unit. Conclusions Mushroom poisoning represents a major health risk and as it's often consequence of misidentification, a free of charge consultation offered by experts is fundamental to avoid intoxications or deaths. Key messages Mushroom poisoning presents a major health risk. A free of charge consultation offered by experts is fundamental to avoid intoxications or deaths.

scholarly journals INDONESIAN COVID-19 PREVENTION POLICIES ANALYSIS USING CUMULATIVE CASES DATA REGRESSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Bhustomy Hakim ◽  
Akhmat Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Health Prevention ◽  
Prevention Policy ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
The City ◽  
Global Public Health Problem

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or called COVID-19 which occurred in China at the end of 2019 has become a global public health problem. Indonesia government made and apply some public health prevention policy against coronavirus outbreak. They applied their first big scale social distancing (PSBB policy) that order people to stay, work, study, and pray at home.  Indonesia government also warned people not to travel through outer city due to Eid Al-Fitr, Islamic big annual event, (MUDIK policy) which usually lead people to travel through the cities to meet their family to celebrate. Indonesian PSBB policy has flattened 7.30% of the curve according to the prediction of situation with and without PSBB. But for MUDIK policy, it seems people get scared of they couldn’t make it to cross the city to meet their family and travel instead then make the spreading of the cases were increased. The publishing move of the policy also should be calculated, because people will take future act regarding to the information they get.

scholarly journals Mushroom Poisoning-an overview

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
BS Patowary
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Edible Mushroom ◽  
Mushroom Poisoning ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Wild Mushrooms ◽  
Cns Involvement ◽  
Fatal Poisoning ◽  
Mushroom Species ◽  
Delayed Onset ◽  
Edible Species

There are many thousands of mushroom species in the world, some are edible and some are poisonous due to containing significant toxins. The edible mushroom is a common food item with tempting flavour, taste and nutritive value; nowadays quite often grown at home and cultured with commercial marketing. Mushroom poisoning usually results from ingestion of wild mushrooms due to misidentification of a toxic mushroom as an edible species bearing very close resemblance, deliberate seeking of psychotropic mushrooms and accidental childhood ingestions. Majority of fatal mushroom poisoning occurs due to ingestion of Amanita Phalloides - the 'death cap', due to its high content of Amatoxin - a potent cytotoxin. Fatal poisoning is usually associated with delayed onset of symptoms which are very severe, with hepatic, renal, hemolytic and CNS involvement. Aim of this article is for informational and preventive purpose. Key words: Mushroom poisoning; amanita phalloidis; amatoxin. DOI: 10.3126/jcmsn.v6i2.3619 Journal of college of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2010, Vol.6, No-2, 56-61

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS IN VARNA REGION WITH OTHER FOREIGN GEOGRAPHIC ZONES

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 4157-4163
Author(s):  
Tsonka Dimitrova ◽  
◽  
Petko Marinov ◽  
Galina Yaneva ◽  
Dobri Ivanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Level ◽  
Edible Mushroom ◽  
Comparative Investigation ◽  
Edible Mushrooms ◽  
Mushroom Poisoning ◽  
Wild Edible Mushrooms ◽  
Wild Mushrooms ◽  
Mushroom Species ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Wild Edible Mushroom

Purpose: The interest in evaluation of real knowledge of wild edible mushrooms at individual and population level increases mainly in developing countries. The purpose of our inquiry study was to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of the wild mushrooms in a random sample from the population of Varna region in Bulgaria. Material/Methods: We performed an anonymous questionnaire investigation of 200 adult individuals, 100 males and 100 females, from Varna region, including 17 potential opinions from their personal knowledge of wild edible mushroom usage. Statistical data processing was performed using descriptive methods, variation and correlation analyses. Results: Most respondents acquired their knowledge of wild edible mushrooms from their relatives. From all 200 persons investigated 78 respondents were not capable of recognizing at least one wild edible mushroom at all. More respondents trusted other people, who have very good experience with preparation of wild mushrooms, thus relying on differentiation of a mushroom poison. Their awareness was associated with their capacity to properly recognize wild mushrooms as well as their long-term practice to recognize toxic mushrooms. Just a minority of respondents shared that wild mushrooms in their vicinity could be a problem and had a slight idea of mycotherapy. Only two females had heard about training for wild mushroom recognition. There were statistically significant correlation dependences between respondent’s awareness of wild edible mushrooms, on one hand, and individual sex status, educational level and main residence, on the other hand. Conclusion: Our study identified two most recognized wild edible mushroom species in Varna region, edible boletus (Boletus edulis Bull) and parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera S. F. Gray). Most respondents acquired their knowledge of wild edible mushrooms from relatives. A problem-oriented training of the population on this topic should be performed to improve awareness of common mushroom features and avoid mushroom poisoning.

Mushroom Poisoning: Identification, Diagnosis, and Treatment

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 291-298
Author(s):  
Alan H. Hall ◽  
David G. Spoerke ◽  
Barry H. Rumack
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Substance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mushroom Poisoning ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
National Data ◽  
Collection System ◽  
Wild Mushrooms ◽  
Mushroom Species ◽  
Toxic Species ◽  
Wide Range

Mushroom poisoning can cause a wide range of symptoms including gastroenteritis, euphoria or hallucinations, cholinergic or anticholinergic syndromes, disulfiram-like reactions (flushing, anxiety, palpitations, possible hypotension) when the mushrooms are ingested with ethanol, fulminant hepatic failure, seizures, hemolysis, and methemoglobinemia. More than 5,000 species of wild mushrooms grow in the United States. It is not known what percentage of these mushroom species are potentially toxic. Some species are "toxic" to some individuals but not to others. Species identification can often be difficult, and the percentage of toxic species within genera varies considerably. More than 75% of Amanita species may contain some toxic substance, whereas less than 10% of Morchella species are potentially harmful. The frequency of occurrence of toxic species in a locale also changes the percentage encountered during any collecting foray. Given the natural curiosity and hand-to-mouth behavior of young children, the desire of many to partake of "natural" foodstuffs, and the interest of some in ingesting "magic mushrooms" for their mind-altering properties, clinicians may easily be faced with the need to treat mush-room-poisoned patients. In 1984, 4,742 of 5,806 total cases of mushroom exposure reported to the American Assiciation of Poison Control Centers National Data Collection System were in children less than 6 years of age.

scholarly journals Association between Health Risk Behavior and Suicidal Ideation, Continuous Sadness and Depression among Malaysian Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Nor Asiah Muhamad ◽  
Norazilah Mohd Roslan ◽  
Aziman Mahdi ◽  
Norbaidurah Ithnain ◽  
Normi Mustapha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Risk Behavior ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Public Health Importance

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global public health importance and a second leading cause of death in adolescents. It is more common among adolescents and is considered as a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aims to determine the association between health risk behavior with suicidal ideation, continuous sadness and depression among Malaysian youth.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 4088 youth aged 13–17 years old from 50 selected schools. A stratified random sampling was used to select respondents from different classes. The students were randomly selected using the same software throughout the country. Verbal consent was obtained from the student and parents prior to data collection. A standardized self-administered questionnaire adapted from the United States’ Youth Behaviour Risk Surveillance Survey (YBRSS) were used.RESULTS: The rates of Continuous Sadness (CS), Depression (DP) and Suicidal Ideation (SI) were 34.3%, 13.2% and 7.9% respectively. The multivariable-adjusted odds ratio showed that sexual abuse was associated with SI 8.04 (95% CI: 4.66, 13.84), CS 5.72 (95% CI: 3.21, 9.82) and DP 4.68% (95% CI: 2.80, 7.83); alcohol use was associated with SI 1.62 (95% CI: 1.06, 2.47) and DP 1.67 (95% CI: 1.20, 2.33). Female was associated with all suicidal behaviours: SI 2.48 (95% CI: 1.90, 3.24), CS 2.07 (95% CI: 1.80, 2.37) and DP 1.41 (95% CI: 2.17, 1.71). Smoking and drug was not associated with CS, DP and SI.CONCLUSIONS: Given the well-founded concern of increasing risk of suicidal behaviour among youth, preventive efforts should adopt a more comprehensive approach in dealing with sexual abuse and alcohol abuse, especially in female.

scholarly journals More than scales and tape measures needed to address obesity in South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
R. Ramlal ◽  
R. D. Govender
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Different Cultures

Obesity is an emerging public health problem worldwide increasing from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 billion by 2013. A study was done on a sample of 100 obese and overweight patients with a body mass index (BMI) above 25 kg/m2. The patients were asked to complete a questionnaire, which included socio-demographic data and perceptions regarding their weight.The patients were between the ages of 18 and 76 years old with 82% being female patients. The mean BMI for males was 41.7 kg/m2 (SD = 7.38112) and females 39.9 kg/m2 (SD = 7.90504). The results of this study confirm that 17% of overweight and obese patients saw themselves as having a normal weight and 97% felt that they were not unattractive. Of the sample, 96% affirmed that being obese was a health risk. The commonest reason cited for their obesity is by choice (70%).Although obese patients knew that obesity is a health risk, they have a positive image of obesity. The dramatic trend towards increasing obesity suggest that healthcare providers need to understand how people from different cultures view obesity. This will help them to promote key messages about the health risks associated with excess weight in a culturally sensitive way.

Kindesmisshandlung und deren Langzeitfolgen – Analyse einer repräsentativen deutschen Stichprobe

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Witt ◽  
Rebecca Brown ◽  
Paul L. Plener ◽  
Elmar Brähler ◽  
Jörg M. Fegert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Nachhaltige Entwicklung

Zusammenfassung. Kindesmisshandlung stellt einen bedeutenden Risikofaktor für die Entwicklung dar. Einzelne Formen von Kindesmisshandlung treten häufig nicht isoliert auf, sondern das gemeinsame Auftreten verschiedener Formen von Kindesmisshandlung stellt eher die Regel als die Ausnahme dar. Neben den langfristigen und vielfältigen individuellen Folgen führt Kindesmisshandlung jährlich zu einer hohen gesamtgesellschaftlichen Belastung. Die WHO hat Kindesmisshandlung als großes Public Health Problem identifiziert und die Vereinten Nationen haben den Kampf gegen Kindesmisshandlung zum Ziel in ihrer Agenda für nachhaltige Entwicklung gemacht. In dem vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Häufigkeit sowie das gemeinsame Auftreten unterschiedlicher Formen von Kindesmisshandlung sowie deren Assoziation mit psychischen und somatischen Folgen auf Basis einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Stichprobe untersucht und dargestellt. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen den Zusammenhang zwischen der Kumulation verschiedener Formen von Misshandlung und negativen Folgen für die Betroffenen. So ist das Risiko für negative Konsequenzen beim Erleben von vier oder mehr Formen von Misshandlung um das bis zu 10-fache erhöht. Viel zu selten werden die kumulativen Effekte von mehreren Belastungen berücksichtigt. Gerade weil die Wirkweisen über die Misshandlung, die Gesundheit beeinflusst, zunehmend gut untersucht sind, muss dieses Wissen im Gesundheitswesen stärker bei der Konzeption von Präventions- und Interventionsmaßnahmen berücksichtigt werden.

Substance Abuse and Drug-Related Death, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide: A Review

Crisis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Mino ◽  
Arnaud Bousquet ◽  
Barbara Broers
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Hiv Epidemic

The high mortality rate among drug users, which is partly due to the HIV epidemic and partly due to drug-related accidental deaths and suicides, presents a major public health problem. Knowing more about prevalence, incidence, and risk factors is important for the development of rational preventive and therapeutic programs. This article attempts to give an overview of studies of the relations between substance abuse, suicidal ideation, suicide, and drug-related death. Research in this field is hampered by the absence of clear definitions, and results of studies are rarely comparable. There is, however, consensus about suicidal ideation being a risk factor for suicide attempts and suicide. Suicidal ideation is also a predictor of suicide, especially among drug users. It is correlated with an absence of family support, with the severity of the psychosocial dysfunctioning, and with multi-drug abuse, but also with requests for treatment. Every clinical examination of a drug user, not only of those who are depressed, should address the possible presence of suicidal ideation, as well as its intensity and duration.

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