date:Dec 07, 2012
or kidney failure requiring dialysis.
903 were children under six years of age. Usually the child ate a small amount of a mushroom growing in yards or neighborhood parks.
848 were treated at a health care facility.
30 were admitted to an intensive care unit.
The most serious illnesses and deaths have been linked primarily to mushrooms known to cause liver damage, including Amanita ocreata, or destroying angel, and Amanita phalloides, also known as the death cap. These and other poisonous