A woman has been admitted to an intensive care unit with ‘black urine disease’ after eating fish in Guyana, says SMS | Goiás

The disease was confirmed by tests carried out in a hospital in Goiania, where the woman receives medical treatment. Her health is serious, but she is reacting well to treatment, according to the secretary, who is closely following the case.

“We only have this case so far. The disease is linked to the ingestion of a contaminated fish. Evidence suggests that it is caused by a toxin, so it only affects those who eat it. There is no risk of person-to-person transmission,” Al-Amin reported.

The city council did not pass on information about the patient so as not to identify her. a st 1 Request for a position on the issue to the Health Ministry’s Department of Health via email, this Saturday, and awaits feedback.

The municipal administration has sent an official letter to the city’s health network, both public and private, to alert patients who are showing symptoms of the disease. If any unit serves suspicious residents, it should notify SMS immediately.

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What is Huff Syndrome?

According to SMS, “black urine,” Huff syndrome, is a bacterial infection associated with eating raw or cooked fish. The bacteria are transmitted through consumption of the toxin that remains in the meat.

The disease is characterized by the destruction of muscle proteins causing symptoms such as loss of physical strength, muscle pain, fainting, fever and dark urine.

However, the way in which the animal becomes contaminated with the poison that causes the disease, is not a consensus among experts. Some infectious scientists say that the poison results from poor packaging of the fish, but others claim that the poison comes from algae that the animal consumes.

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