I know this is an odd one but if you’re in California and have been poisoned by amatoxin from wild mushrooms or know someone who has, I’d be interested to hear from you! (Reposting to correct a typo)
June 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I know this is an odd one but if you’re in California and have been poisoned by amatoxin from wild mushrooms or know someone who has, I’d be interested to hear from you! (Reposting to correct a typo)
Amanita phalloides, the death cap mushroom, contains amatoxin which can destroy the liver. Forage with care.
Wild mushrooms keep killing people in California; 3 dead, 35 poisoned arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
Wild mushrooms keep killing people in California; 3 dead, 35 poisoned
Officials have linked the poisonings to the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides).
arstechnica.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Amanita phalloides, the death cap mushroom, contains amatoxin which can destroy the liver. Forage with care.
Fun bit of trivia: by the time you begin experiencing symptoms of amatoxin poisoning, you are already dying in extreme agony as your organs liquify.
April 21, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Fun bit of trivia: by the time you begin experiencing symptoms of amatoxin poisoning, you are already dying in extreme agony as your organs liquify.
I'm keeping a list.
Ways I do not want to die:
Amatoxin poisoning
Rabies infection
Naegleria infection of the brain (PAM)
Ways I do not want to die:
Amatoxin poisoning
Rabies infection
Naegleria infection of the brain (PAM)
April 21, 2024 at 12:14 AM
I'm keeping a list.
Ways I do not want to die:
Amatoxin poisoning
Rabies infection
Naegleria infection of the brain (PAM)
Ways I do not want to die:
Amatoxin poisoning
Rabies infection
Naegleria infection of the brain (PAM)
#fungifact 🍄📷🧪🦠 Aktuell findet man viele Schirmlinge im Wald. Im Bild ist Lepiota clypeolaria, der Wolliggestiefelte Schirmling. Wunderschön anzuschauen, aber viele dieser Schirmlinge enthalten Amatoxin, das Gift des Knollenblätterpilz und sind tödlich giftig.
October 7, 2024 at 3:14 AM
#fungifact 🍄📷🧪🦠 Aktuell findet man viele Schirmlinge im Wald. Im Bild ist Lepiota clypeolaria, der Wolliggestiefelte Schirmling. Wunderschön anzuschauen, aber viele dieser Schirmlinge enthalten Amatoxin, das Gift des Knollenblätterpilz und sind tödlich giftig.
The toxin responsible for this is amatoxin, which inhibits RNA polymerase II and III. Symptoms do not appear for 5 to 24 hours, by which time the toxins may already be absorbed and the damage (destruction of liver and kidney tissues) is irreversible. As little as half a mushroom cap can be fatal
April 20, 2024 at 7:23 PM
The toxin responsible for this is amatoxin, which inhibits RNA polymerase II and III. Symptoms do not appear for 5 to 24 hours, by which time the toxins may already be absorbed and the damage (destruction of liver and kidney tissues) is irreversible. As little as half a mushroom cap can be fatal
Officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning.
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California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushroo...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning.
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Fun Fact: Both acute radiation poisoning and amatoxin poisoning involve an asymptomatic phase termed "walking ghost".
April 21, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Fun Fact: Both acute radiation poisoning and amatoxin poisoning involve an asymptomatic phase termed "walking ghost".
Snake would risk dying of amatoxin poisoning just to find out how the fly agaric mushroom tastes 😂
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#SnakeEater
#CawfeeGear
August 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Snake would risk dying of amatoxin poisoning just to find out how the fly agaric mushroom tastes 😂
#MetalGearSolidDelta
#SnakeEater
#CawfeeGear
#MetalGearSolidDelta
#SnakeEater
#CawfeeGear
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Basically, yeah. Amatoxin is a 'selective RNA polymerase inhibitor' - it gums up some of the enzymes that're supposed to transcribe your DNA into RNA.
Without RNA, the rest of your cell machinery doesn't get instructions on what proteins to make, and the cell dies.
Without RNA, the rest of your cell machinery doesn't get instructions on what proteins to make, and the cell dies.
April 20, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Basically, yeah. Amatoxin is a 'selective RNA polymerase inhibitor' - it gums up some of the enzymes that're supposed to transcribe your DNA into RNA.
Without RNA, the rest of your cell machinery doesn't get instructions on what proteins to make, and the cell dies.
Without RNA, the rest of your cell machinery doesn't get instructions on what proteins to make, and the cell dies.
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushrooms.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.
Guten Morgen! Was war gestern schön was hat euch gefreut? Es sind die kleinen Dinge die zählen.
#fungifact 🍄📷 🦠🧪🌱der Gifthäubling enthält Amatoxin, das Gift des Knollenblätterpilz. Ca 100-150g Frischpilz sind tödlich, wobei schon weniger Pilze zu starken Vergiftungen führen können.
#fungifact 🍄📷 🦠🧪🌱der Gifthäubling enthält Amatoxin, das Gift des Knollenblätterpilz. Ca 100-150g Frischpilz sind tödlich, wobei schon weniger Pilze zu starken Vergiftungen führen können.
June 25, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Guten Morgen! Was war gestern schön was hat euch gefreut? Es sind die kleinen Dinge die zählen.
#fungifact 🍄📷 🦠🧪🌱der Gifthäubling enthält Amatoxin, das Gift des Knollenblätterpilz. Ca 100-150g Frischpilz sind tödlich, wobei schon weniger Pilze zu starken Vergiftungen führen können.
#fungifact 🍄📷 🦠🧪🌱der Gifthäubling enthält Amatoxin, das Gift des Knollenblätterpilz. Ca 100-150g Frischpilz sind tödlich, wobei schon weniger Pilze zu starken Vergiftungen führen können.
Be careful don't pic mushrooms unless you know exactly what you're doing..
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Be careful don't pic mushrooms unless you know exactly what you're doing..
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I cannot imagine anything worse than death by amatoxin poisoning. This mushroom will kill you and the pain will be excruciating as your body digests itself. It will take days.
By the time you know something is wrong, you're liver has failed and your organs are shutting down.
By the time you know something is wrong, you're liver has failed and your organs are shutting down.
Look at this absolute unit of a Forbidden Mushroom.
October 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I cannot imagine anything worse than death by amatoxin poisoning. This mushroom will kill you and the pain will be excruciating as your body digests itself. It will take days.
By the time you know something is wrong, you're liver has failed and your organs are shutting down.
By the time you know something is wrong, you're liver has failed and your organs are shutting down.
Do not pick the mushrooms.
They are not a gift of the Atmospheric River.
They are not friendly.
They will melt your liver.
(That is not a metaphor.)
apnews.com/article/pois...
They are not a gift of the Atmospheric River.
They are not friendly.
They will melt your liver.
(That is not a metaphor.)
apnews.com/article/pois...
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushroo...
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Do not pick the mushrooms.
They are not a gift of the Atmospheric River.
They are not friendly.
They will melt your liver.
(That is not a metaphor.)
apnews.com/article/pois...
They are not a gift of the Atmospheric River.
They are not friendly.
They will melt your liver.
(That is not a metaphor.)
apnews.com/article/pois...
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushrooms.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
The amatoxin contained in the Amanita phalloides completely inhibits your cells' ability to make new RNA, resulting in apoptosis of virtually every cell in your body.
Survival rate with advanced treatment is still only ~50%.
Survival rate with advanced treatment is still only ~50%.
December 31, 2023 at 4:06 PM
The amatoxin contained in the Amanita phalloides completely inhibits your cells' ability to make new RNA, resulting in apoptosis of virtually every cell in your body.
Survival rate with advanced treatment is still only ~50%.
Survival rate with advanced treatment is still only ~50%.
A lot of amatoxin poisoning have been within the Asian immigrant population due to the similarities of Amanita species with Volvariella volvacea.
Here in Minnesota there was a tragedy after which the local mycological society started publishing information in the Hmong language.
Here in Minnesota there was a tragedy after which the local mycological society started publishing information in the Hmong language.
June 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM
A lot of amatoxin poisoning have been within the Asian immigrant population due to the similarities of Amanita species with Volvariella volvacea.
Here in Minnesota there was a tragedy after which the local mycological society started publishing information in the Hmong language.
Here in Minnesota there was a tragedy after which the local mycological society started publishing information in the Hmong language.
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
apnews.com/article/pois...
apnews.com/article/pois...
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushroo...
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
apnews.com/article/pois...
apnews.com/article/pois...
Kinda going insane over fitness folk discovering the word "peptide" which conveys barely more information than just saying "molecule".
Insulin is a peptide, so is the deadly amatoxin of the Death Cap mushroom
Insulin is a peptide, so is the deadly amatoxin of the Death Cap mushroom
September 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Kinda going insane over fitness folk discovering the word "peptide" which conveys barely more information than just saying "molecule".
Insulin is a peptide, so is the deadly amatoxin of the Death Cap mushroom
Insulin is a peptide, so is the deadly amatoxin of the Death Cap mushroom
Der Heimtücker unter den Pilzen #Knollenblätterpilz
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Nach 1-10 Std typ. Magen-Darm-Symptome
Nach Std & Tagen scheinbarer Besserung .. kommt es schließlich nach bis zu 4-7 Tagen zur Wirkung der lebensgefährlichen Amanitine, welche zahlreiche innere Organe, insb. die Leber, irreparabel schädigen."
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Nach 1-10 Std typ. Magen-Darm-Symptome
Nach Std & Tagen scheinbarer Besserung .. kommt es schließlich nach bis zu 4-7 Tagen zur Wirkung der lebensgefährlichen Amanitine, welche zahlreiche innere Organe, insb. die Leber, irreparabel schädigen."
Amatoxin-Syndrom - DocCheck Flexikon
Amatoxin-Syndrom ist eine Form der Pilzvergiftung.
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October 15, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Der Heimtücker unter den Pilzen #Knollenblätterpilz
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Nach 1-10 Std typ. Magen-Darm-Symptome
Nach Std & Tagen scheinbarer Besserung .. kommt es schließlich nach bis zu 4-7 Tagen zur Wirkung der lebensgefährlichen Amanitine, welche zahlreiche innere Organe, insb. die Leber, irreparabel schädigen."
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Nach 1-10 Std typ. Magen-Darm-Symptome
Nach Std & Tagen scheinbarer Besserung .. kommt es schließlich nach bis zu 4-7 Tagen zur Wirkung der lebensgefährlichen Amanitine, welche zahlreiche innere Organe, insb. die Leber, irreparabel schädigen."
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom | California | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom | California | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...