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Two Thai Workers Hospitalized After Poisoning From Wild Tobacco Plant Soup in Israel
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 41 minutes ago
What happened
Two Thai workers in Israel were hospitalized in critical condition after eating soup made from a toxic wild tobacco plant they picked locally, with one patient sedated and ventilated at Rambam Medical Center.
- 01Two Thai workers poisoned after eating soup from wild tobacco plant Nicotiana glauca.
- 02One patient is in critical condition, sedated and ventilated at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.
- 03The other patient improved and was moved to an internal medicine ward for observation.
- 04Patients brought the plant to hospital, aiding rapid diagnosis and treatment.
- 05Nicotiana glauca is common in Israel and contains toxic Anabasine, similar to nicotine.
- 06Symptoms include nausea, dizziness, tremors, seizures, and respiratory distress.
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