CAIRO- 9 May 2022: Egyptian Ministry of Health warned of eating or fishing the highly toxic Takifugu, saying that this poisonous fish leads to death as there is no antidote to its poison.<\/p>\n
The Ministry\u2019s warning was issued after a five-member family was poisoned after having a meal of Takifugu fish in the Mediterranean city of Port Said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the deadliest fish in the world,\u201d said the Ministry in a statement, noting that this type of fish is common in markets.<\/p>\n
Takifugu is found in the Red Sea, and the oceans, and reached the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal, the ministry said.<\/p>\n
Symptoms of poisoning begin to appear on the person who eats Takifugu within 20-60 minutes. The Symptoms include an abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, weakness and paralysis of muscles, low blood pressure, low heart rate, numbness in the body, and dyspnea. Its poison also leads to paralysis or coma.<\/p>\n
Egypt Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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