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Listen .....when i comes to shrooms/umbrellas /fungi/caps .....whatever you want to call them .....you have to be careful as fuck !!!!!....i mean some are beneficial!!!!!!...some........ well here we are ....... needing a new organs!!!!! .....no fucking thanks sir!!!!!!......but Californians ........them fuckers will eat shite through a homeless ........mans ........dirty old socks ....much like the cuffs !!!!!......cufflinks ....chinks ......chinese .......you have to pay for the games you play!!!!! ........and there it is .......some of these foragers ......... are pro guys making good money for good shrooms ...... but they are still fungus amongst us ........some dogs are trained to sniff out certain mushrooms ..........i buy dehydrated shitakes for my soup....... and noodles ....but that is the extent of my shrooming life .......i get them from korean supermarket .......i do love oyster mushrooms...... and shitakes ....... but that is it!!!! ....... and of course buttons ....... all with soup and noodles ,......but i am not venturing into exotic fuckers....... no sireeeee bob !!!!!.....i need to keep my liver thanks .......i personally think 35 cases was a lot ....my self .........but when you say california and drugs ..... and the state of the state ....well boom !!!!!.......are you surprised i am not .......
Death cap mushrooms kill three and leave others needing organ transplants as DOZENS of California foragers hospitalized
Death cap mushrooms in California have killed three people, and left more than two dozen poisoned, as officials continue to issue warnings to foragers in the state.
Sonoma County health officials issued an advisory on Thursday to not eat wild mushrooms after the death of a man, who consumed them last weekend.
Throughout the state, there were 35 cases of wild mushroom poisoning, resulting in three deaths and three liver transplants, between November 18 and January 4, according to the statement.
Normally, fewer than five cases throughout the state in total would be expected.
'Early rains and a mild fall have led to profusion of the toxic death cap mushrooms in Northern California,' said Sonoma County interim health officer Dr Michael Stacey.
On December 5, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said that cases of poisoning were linked to foraging of wild death cap mushrooms.
The death cap, also known as the Amanita phalloides, looks and tastes similar to edible varieties, such as field mushrooms.
The advisory warned that even cooking, boiling, drying, or freezing will still not make the mushrooms safe to eat.
Death cap mushrooms (pictured) contain amatoxins, which can cause gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and dehydration
The East Bay Regional Park District said: 'The best way to stay safe is to ensure that no mushrooms are consumed by humans or pets'
The warning was echoed days later by the East Bay Regional Park District, highlighting that death caps have been cropping up in large numbers in its parks.
'I wouldn't trust myself to go out and pick mushrooms of any kind right now because it really takes an expert to be able to make a differentiation between a poisonous mushroom and a non-poisonous mushroom,' said Dr Stacey to KTVU.
Additionally, Julie Schreiber, a nationally known mushroom expert, foraging leader, and educator, told the outlet that there have been tons of mushrooms in people's yards this year, leading more people to collect them.
'I personally took a mushroom identification class about 35 years ago, and I've been foraging and teaching people about foraging for a long time, and I also teach people about cooking and eating mushrooms, and I still feel like there's a lot that I don't know,' said Schreiber.
According to CDPH, death caps contain amatoxins, which can cause gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and dehydration.
The symptoms can begin six to 24 hours after ingestion and usually resolve within 24 hours. But that can cause a false sense of improvement, the department warned, as fatal liver toxicity may still occur within 48 to 96 hours after eating the mushrooms.
An early rainy season caused the toxic mushrooms to pop up in greater numbers in forested parts of the Bay Area, such as Del Valle Regional Park (pictured), which is managed by the East Bay Regional Park District
After consuming mushrooms with amatoxins, fatal liver toxicity may occur within 48 to 96 hours
The East Bay Regional Park District said that amanita ocreata, commonly known as western destroying angels, also contain amatoxins, which are potentially deadly for both humans and their pets.
The Park District added that although death caps and western destroying angels cause most cases of mushroom poisoning in California, locals should watch out for Galerina and Lepiota species, which also contain deadly toxins and grow in the Bay Area.
The agency explained that death cap and western destroying angel mushrooms are mainly associated with oak trees and can be found growing anywhere oak roots are present.'
It also emphasized that foraging for mushrooms in East Bay Regional Parks is prohibited.
The agency described death caps as medium to large mushrooms with 'greenish-gray cap, white gills, a white ring around the stem, and a large white sac at the base of the stem.'
It said western destroying angels are also medium to large mushrooms with 'a creamy white cap, white gills, a white ring around the stem that can disappear with age, and a thin white sac at the base.'
Western destroying angels also contain amatoxins. Amatoxin poisoning has been responsible for at least 21 hospitalizations and one recorded death in California this season
Death caps are not native to California, and they were accidentally introduced to North America as an invasive species by arriving on the roots of European cork oaks.
Now, the mushrooms are slowly spreading across the West Coast. They are mainly associated with oaks but can also grow on other hardwoods.
Western destroying angels exclusively grow on oaks, and they are native to California.
CDPH said it is 'closely monitoring' the rising number of Californians getting poisoned by mushrooms and being hospitalized.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Sonoma County Health Services Department
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