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sionnach commented on the word barcoo disease
Dear God. Whatever could this be? Wikipedia to the rescue:
It is characterised by nausea and vomiting exacerbated by the sight or smell of food and, unlike the usual gastro-intestinal infections, by constipation rather than diarrhoea. Fever and myalgia are also symptoms. Severe cases develop inanition and even death.
It is postulated that the disease is due to ingestion of cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) toxins, in particular cylindrospermopsin, a toxin from Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and other cyanobacteria, which is a hepatotoxin.
Inanition: not a good thing, apparently. Also, apparently only Australians get barcoo disease.
bilby, are you there? Not feeling any symptoms of inanition, I hope?
June 9, 2011
sionnach commented on the word barcoo disease
Not to be confused with barcode disease, an occupational malady suffered by supermarket checkout workers.
June 9, 2011