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 | | The Australian Venom Research Unit is currently involved in research to develop an anti-venom to treat Irukandji envenomation. | | | The 58-year-old man had a pre-existing medical condition that made the jellyfish sting fatal. | | | For Dr Barnes' dedication, the tiny jellyfish was later scientifically named Carukia barnesi. |
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http://www.timsaxon.co.uk/Irukandjifacts.html
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| | DR PAUL CULLEN: I have many memories of people coming in in severe pain and greatly distressed and I think that's the image that sticks in your mind and it's pain that's very difficult to control. | | | He's a scientist and, while researching the jellyfish, Richard has felt the pain of an Irukandji sting. | | | LISA GERSHWIN: It mimics a heart attack, it mimics maybe a stroke, it mimics all kinds of things and it doesn't leave a mark on the body. |
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http://www.sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2004_08_29/story_1218.asp
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| | DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING |
| | The AVRU receives no federal funding; the National Health and Medical Research Council has declined all grant applications for its proposed projects to analyse venoms and develop anti-venoms. | | | McDonald had had previous experience of the condition while working in the tropics.The young woman couldn't recall encountering a jellyfish, but that wasn't unusual - only thumbnail-sized, C. | | | "We haven't proved that it causes the syndrome, and there are basically only two ways to find out." |
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http://www.irysec.vic.edu.au/sci/goneill/venom.htm
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| | CSL Antivenom Handbook - Jellyfish and other Marine Animals |
| | About 30 to 40 minutes later there may develop the typical syndrome of cramping muscle, back and abdominal pains, prostration, hypertension and occasionally, pulmonary or cardiac complications, notably pulmonary oedema. | | | This is a most unpleasant condition and is potentially lethal. | | | Mild or no systemic symptoms are usual, but a muscle-pain syndrome may occur. |
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http://www.toxinology.com/generic_static_files/cslavh_marine.html
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| | Tiny harbinger of death lurking in our seas - smh.com.au |
| | By contrast, the irukandji sting leaves a barely discernible rash - it has been likened to prickly heat - and there is no immediate pain, the symptoms taking between 20 and 30 minutes to begin. | | | It was thought to be little more than a painful irritant until Richard Jordon, a 58-year-old British tourist, was stung while swimming near Hamilton Island in January. | | | They say symptoms of irukandji syndrome resemble those of decompression, a stroke and other conditions that in the past may have been wrongly cited as causes of death. |
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/19/1019020708284.html
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| | BSAC NEWS SERVICE - TINY BUT DEADLY JELLYFISH KILLS BRITON |
| | A spokeswoman from Mackay Base Hospital said the sting aggravated Jordan's pre-existing heart and blood pressure conditions, bringing on a cerebral haemorrhage "He had pre-existing conditions and sadly died," the spokeswoman told Reuters. | | | His wife managed to get him to the Hamilton Island Medical Centre for treatment but he went into a coma and was airlifted to Mackay Base Hospital. | | | The jellyfish venom causes a condition called Irukandji syndrome where the victim feels a prickly sensation at first but 30 minutes later gets severe cramps, stomach and back pains and nausea and can experience cardiac and pulmonary complications. |
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http://www.bsac.org/news/jelly040202.htm
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| | Jellyfish (Irukandji) could hold cure for male impotency: Australian researcher |
| | She said isolating the cause of the erections from the toxins carried by the jellyfish could lead to a remedy for male impotency. | | | Jellyfish (Irukandji) could hold cure for male impotency: Australian researcher | | | Gershwin said she believes she has identified the particular species of irukandji responsible, after a local doctor, Peter Fenner, noticed the symptom in male patients. |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/1175997/posts
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| | eMJA: Fatal envenomation by jellyfish causing Irukandji syndrome |
| | Some develop delayed toxic cardiac dilatation and heart failure; a few develop painful neurasthenic burning pain in both lower limbs or in the jaw, priapism or acute angioneurotic oedema within minutes of the initial sting, often accompanied by an audible wheeze. | | | We thank Dr M Lewin and Dr Shiranth de Silva for providing clinical information about the patient, and Dr Simone Harrison for help in preparing this article. | | | Stings causing the delayed effects of the Irukandji syndrome are well known in the Whitsunday area, with almost every patient developing hypertension and a rise in cardiac troponin levels,7 as seen in our patient. |
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http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_07_071002/fen10297_fm.html
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| | Optimization and preliminary characterization of venom isolated from 3 medically important jellyfish: the box (Chironix flecerki), Irukandji (Carukia barnesi), and blubber (Catostylus mosaicus) jellyfish.Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 11:241-250;2000. | | | A retrospective review of medical records from 113 patients with cnidarian stings in western O’ahu, Hawai’i, was conducted for the 5-year period 1994-98. | | | Eleven patients have been known to develop cardiac symptoms with Irukandji syndrome. |
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http://medschool.umaryland.edu/Dermatology/Jellynewslet/number28.html
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| | Gene fault link to rare syndrome |
| | For those of you suffering out their adapting to what this article recommends can be difficult but it will give you some relief. | | | Zelnorm is a much needed drug for the relief of chronic constipation and constipation predominant IBS sufferers [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004] | | | report that they've implicated a single gene mutation in Familiar Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (FASPS), or "early bird syndrome." Often, people who have this condition have no choice but to crash in the early evening and wake up long before dawn. |
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http://www.stargeek.com/item/130310.html
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| | This may reflect variations in the ecology of species of jellyfish causing the Irukandji syndrome, and/or any unknown environmental factors influencing their ecology. | | | Papilloedema and coma in a child: undescribed symptoms of the "Irukandji" syndrome. | | | This syndrome presented with a minor skin sting but was followed approximately 30 minutes later by a bizarre set of distressing systemic symptoms. |
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http://www.tropmed.org/jellyfish/March2000/page4.html
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| | Nasty stinger season warning - National Breaking News - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au |
| | Irukandji syndrome is characterised by severe lower back pain, excruciating muscle cramps in legs, arms, abdomen and chest and nausea, vomiting, headaches and palpitations. | | | Dr Gershwin said there was no scientific evidence to back theories that hotter weather was causing an influx of irukandji jellyfish. | | | But she said the jellyfish were uncommon, with figures showing only 40 to 50 people were stung each year on the Great Barrier Reef despite over a million visitors. |
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17502006-29277,00.html
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| | Hall of Fame: Peter Fenner |
| | Optimization and preliminary characterization of venom isolated from 3 medically important jellyfish: the box (Chironex fleckeri), Irukandji (Carukia barnesi), and blubber (Catostylus mosaicus) jellyfish. | | | Papilloedema and coma in a child: undescribed symptoms of the "Irukandji" syndrome. | | | Fenner, P. Cubozoan jellyfish envenomation syndromes and their medical treatment in northern Australia. |
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http://www.medusozoa.com/pjfenner.html
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| | Development of an Irukandji Jellyfish Antivenom |
| | Wiltshire CJ, Sutherland SK, Fenner PJ and Young AR Optimisation and preliminary characterisation of venom isolated from medically important jellyfish: the box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri), the Irukandji (Carukia barnesi) and the blubber (Catostylus mosaicus). | | | barnesi jellyfish, with a view to developing a specific therapy for the syndrome. | | | Cardiovascular actions of the venom from the Irukandji (Carukia barnesi) jellyfish: effects in human, rat and guinea-pig tissues in vitro and in pigs in vivo. |
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http://www.hermonslade.org.au/projects/HSF_97_1/hsf_97_1.htm
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| | Find allergy syndrome and more at Lycos Search. | | | Read about allergy syndrome in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary. | | | dry eye farinae hayfever syndrome kartageners spelt hay fever food intolerances sulfites benadryl spru anaphylaxis enteropathy turrets allergens additives photosensitivity gluten noon anaphylaxis campaign velocardiofacial cyclical vomiting gitelman noonan sufferers dust mite irukandji intolerances petal cleanse blood test jewellery dermatitis herpetiformis |
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http://allergy-syndrome.allergy-medication.net
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| | CRC Reef Research Centre |
| | This study will use molecular and morphological techniques to identify jellyfish responsible for Irukandji syndrome. | | | Irukandji syndrome is the name given to a group of systemic symptoms that occur after the sting of a jellyfish. | | | For effective risk management of Irukandji stings, it is crucial to be able to identify the species causing Irukandji syndrome and to understand the phlyogenetic relationships between them. |
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http://www.reef.crc.org.au/resprogram/programC/C6-1.htm
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| | SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Irukandji |
| | He found that men, stung by the Irukandji jellyfish, experienced prolonged erections. | | | The tiny box jellyfish, with a bell just 12 millimetres long, is responsible for Irukandji syndrome, a potentially fatal condition that attacks the central nervous system... | | | He says there has been no known cases of box jellyfish stings at Broome beaches, but the area is affected by the irukandji species which can cause horrific pain. |
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http://pets.surfwax.com/files/Irukandji.html
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| | Travel Safety - Jellyfish stings, advice, information |
| | In January 2002 a tourist with pre-existing medical condition, swimming near Hamilton Island, east Australia, died of a brain haemorrhage probably due to Irukandji stings. | | | Doctors in Queensland are successfully using magnesium sulphate in clinical trials to cure Irukandji syndrome. | | | Dead jellyfish on the shore may look like gelatinous blobs and they are, but while there is still moisture, there can be life in those old cells and you may be stung. |
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http://www.bugbog.com/travel_safety/dangerous_animals/jellyfish_stings.html
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| | JCU - Irukandji syndrome |
| | They cause plenty of pain, but we wouldnt expect to see cardiac problems with those stings. | | | Irukandji symptoms include intense pain, cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever and anxiety. | | | Dr Seymour stressed the need for research into the animals responsible for Irukandji syndrome, as well as the development of antivenom to treat victims. |
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http://media.jcu.edu.au/story.cfm?id=44
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| | CNN.com - Hope over cure for deadly jellyfish - Jan. 31, 2003 |
| | Queensland Health Minister Wendy Edmond said the initial results from tests at Townsville hospital were outstanding, resulting in pain relief within 30 minutes. | | | Little is known about the irukandji jellyfish, other than that its sting can cause massive pain -- some have compared the sensation to the pain suffered in childbirth -- and sometimes death. | | | The treatment, using a safe and inexpensive magnesium infusion, has been successfully tested on two patients stung by the thumbnail-sized irukandji jellyfish, the Australian Associated Press reported Friday. |
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http://asia.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/01/31/australia.sting
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| | [ASC-media] Media Release: World's first Irukandji jellyfish babies born in captivity |
| | This research will lead to greater community awareness and even safer seas and beaches," he said. | | | 'Irukandji syndrome' is a painful and debilitating set of symptoms that has caused the deaths of at least two people on the Great Barrier Reef. | | | One of the biggest obstacles to developing an anti-venom has been the lack of a regular supply of specimens. |
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http://lists.asc.asn.au/pipermail/asc-media/2004-April/000836.html
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| | [ASC-media] DNA research into Irukandji culprits and antivenin |
| | It should help make treatment decisions quicker and > more accurate.” > > Another facet to the research will be working out whether jellyfish > that look the same are in fact different species, as has been the case > in other jellyfish studies. | | | > > “Irukandji Syndrome” is an extremely painful jellyfish sting and can > be fatal. | | | > > At present there is only one known cause of Irukandji Syndrome, the > thumbnail-sized Carukia barnesi, but there are at least six other box > jellyfish species menacing north Queensland’s tropical waters > responsible for causing the syndrome. |
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http://lists.asc.asn.au/pipermail/asc-media/2003-January/000080.html
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| | Peanut-size jellyfish kills Briton |
| | Zoologist Dr Jamie Seymour, of James Cook University, said: "The amount of painkillers that a person in severe Irukandji pain gets from doctors is similar to someone that's been in a near fatal car crash." | | | Irukandji syndrome causes waves of intense aches all over the body, severe cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever and anxiety. | | | Dr Seymour said if the death proved to be the result of Irukandji syndrome, it would be the first such death anywhere in the world. |
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http://www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/2002/jellyfish_australia.html
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| | AAP General News (Australia): Qld: Breakthrough in irukandji sting treatment@ HighBeam Research |
| | The method - successfully trialled on two patients - resulted in pain relief within 30 minutes, Queensland Health Minister Wendy Edmond said today. | | | Search for more information on HighBeam Research for. | | | AAP General News (Australia): Qld: Breakthrough in irukandji sting treatment@ HighBeam Research |
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http://static.highbeam.com/a/aapgeneralnewsaustralia/january312003/qldbreakthroughinirukandjistingtreatment/index.html
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| | Australiens - PsyTrance in Australia - The Irukandji Syndrome |
| | For demo mixes, you will have to wait until i find some webspace to put it all... | | | Australiens - PsyTrance in Australia - The Irukandji Syndrome | | | Producer and DJ, The Irukandji Syndrome are ready to play 100% live for your chillout area or as a DJ will blow your mind with full-on, progressive or morning psy-trance in the main stage. |
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http://www.australiens.net/profiles/theirukandjisyndrome
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| | TASRU - Research Page |
| | Irukandji syndrome (caused by box jellyfish envenoming) patients display a range of symptoms from mild pain through to life threatening cardiac decompensation. | | | Little is known of the clinical development of this syndrome. | | | (i) Define the clinical and biochemical features and clinical course of Irukandji syndrome in a prospective observational study. |
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http://www.jcu.edu.au/interest/stingers/research%206irukandjiidentify.htm
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| | TASRU - Research Page |
| | Identification of cubozoans responsible for causing Irukandji syndrome | | | There is also anecdotal evidence that the severity of the syndrome varies between the different species and as such the medical treatment required by envenomed patients can vary, from small amounts of painkillers to extended treatments in intensive care units for cardiac related problems. | | | This has allowed the determination that the species responsible for causing the death of at least one person in North Queensland due to Irukandji syndrome was not Carukia barnesi, but an, at present, unknown species. |
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http://www.jcu.edu.au/interest/stingers/research%205cuboidentify.htm
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| | MJA: Hadok, "Irukandji" syndrome: a risk for divers in tropical waters |
| | I report a case of Irukandji syndrome in a scuba diver for whom appropriate therapy was delayed because it was not initially considered as a possible cause of the patient's symptoms. | | | Irukandji syndrome was suggested and, when prompted, the patient recalled seeing a small jellyfish while descending and feeling a slight irritation on his right arm. | | | This is the first reported case where a patient with Irukandji syndrome identified the jellyfish. |
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http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/xmas/letters/hadok.html
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| | Irukandji and Irukandji Syndrome |
| | The lrukandji syndrome was first described in the early 1950's but at the time it wasn't recognised and usually diagnosed as another illness. | | | It begins with a mild sting which is followed by severe lower back pain, muscle cramps in arms, legs, stomach and chest, sweating, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, headaches and palpitations. | | | About 5-45 (usually 30) minutes after being stung, the person starts to develop ‘Irukandji syndrome’ – a set of symptoms that often include severe lower back pain, muscle cramps, vomiting, restlessness and anxiety. |
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http://www.scubacentre.com.au/irukandji.htm
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| | RACGP Irukandji Syndrome November - New Technologies |
| | Objective This article describes the updated current state of information on the ecology of jellyfish causing the Irukandji syndrome, introduces the new symptoms, and discusses some treatment regimens that may be effective. | | | There have also been other severe and unusual symptoms reported this year, which leads to the conclusion that there may be more than one species of jellyfish causing the Irukandji syndrome, or a seasonal variation in the symptoms and/or severity of symptoms caused by Carukia spp. | | | Discussion To date there have been no reported deaths from Irukandji envenomation but there have been a number of patients who were probably only saved by high quality intensive care treatment. |
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http://www.racgp.org.au/document.asp?id=1655
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| | AMA - MJA Release |
| | "Most cases of envenomation by jellyfish causing Irukandji syndrome occur some distance from medical care, with helicopter or medical response often too late to treat the early pain and hypertension", Dr Fenner said. | | | The authors stressed venom studies on carybdeid jellyfish are urgently needed to develop preventive strategies and effective treatments for Irukandji syndrome, including an antivenom. | | | The syndrome was originally attributed specifically to Carukia barnesi, a small box jellyfish, but recent research now suggests that this syndrome is caused by at least five or six small carybdeid jellyfish similar to C. |
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http://www.ama.com.au/web.nsf/doc/WEEN-5GB3PY
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| | Irukandji syndrome |
| | Irukandji syndrome is an often fatal disease in swimmers in Australian water. | | | To prove that the jellyfish is the cause of the syndrome, he got himself and his son stung by it and observed the symptoms. | | | The jellyfish is named Carukia barnesi for him. |
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http://pedia.newsfilter.co.uk/wikipedia/i/ir/irukandji_syndrome.html
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| | Jellyfish Sting Proves Deadly in Austrailia, jellyfish, swimming in the ocean, symptoms of jellyfish stings, ocean ... |
| | The sting should be flushed with vinegar and the patient taken to hospital as soon as possible if they develop irukandji syndrome to be treated for the pain. | | | However, it is now believed that a sting from at least six different species of jellyfish can produce the same symptoms which include lower back pain, muscle cramps, vomiting, restlessness and anxiety. | | | King is believed to have developed irukandji syndrome from the sting, causing a rapid rise in blood pressure and a cerebral hemorrhage. |
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| | BBC NEWS Health Hope for lethal jellyfish cure |
| | Doctors believe they may have found an effective treatment for people stung by deadly irukandji jellyfish. | | | Links to more Health stories are at the foot of the page. | | | She said the treatment "has the potential to significantly improve the recovery of the scores of people affected by irukandji syndrome across the north each year." |
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| | Toxic jellyfish, deadly - Australia (Queensland) |
| | The verdict puzzled experts who knew the box jellyfish's venom could trigger the so-called Irukandji syndrome, causing excruciating back pain, sweating, and nausea, but not death. | | | Authorities suspect the deaths were not the first fatalities from Irukandji stings in Australia, just the first recorded, as symptoms after a sting resemble decompression, a stroke or other conditions that may be listed as the cause of death. | | | The sting aggravated an existing heart condition and no extra tests were conducted. |
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| | Jellyfish find takes sting out of bites - Queensland - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au |
| | Irukandji syndrome, which killed two tourists in 2002, is characterised by lower back pain, intense pain in the limbs, cramps and vomiting. | | | Five of them exist in Queensland, but Carukia barnesi – which is no bigger than a thumbnail – is chiefly responsible for the condition in the Cairns area. | | | In rare cases it causes a rapid rise in blood pressure, cardiac and lung problems. |
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17632154-1248,00.html
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| | IRUKANDJI - The DJ List |
| | Irukandji is not a type of jellyfish but it is actually a syndrome, or a set of symptoms that occur as a result of a jellyfish sting. | | | When we listen to music, go to a rave or outdoor doof, our moods and experiences are changed and we are forever changed with them. | | | We have named ourselves after the Irukandji Syndrome for those reasons. |
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http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/IRUKANDJI
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| | Irukandji syndrome - Tech Support Forum |
| | In 1952 Flecker coined the name Irukandji syndrome to describe the severe prostration typified by backache, muscle pains, chest and abdominal pains, headache, nausea, vomiting and restlessness, together with localised piloerection (hair standing on end), localised sweating, high heart rate and high blood pressure. | | | No definitive treatment is currently available for the Irukandji syndrome. | | | Amazing Fact: The Irukandji jellyfish is only 2.5 centimetres in diameter, but can cause death to humans within days. |
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http://www.techsupportforum.com/offline/82183-irukandji-syndrome.html
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| | Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Tourist stung by peanut-sized jellyfish in Australia dies |
| | The venom causes a condition called irukandji syndrome, where the victim feels a prickly sensation followed by severe cramps, stomach and back pains, and nausea. | | | About 30 people are normally treated in hospital in Australia between November and May each year after being stung by irukandji. | | | Some victims also experience cardiac and pulmonary complications depending on the severity of the sting. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,685066,00.html
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| | Neuroscience for Kids - Jellyfish |
| | A year's experience of Irukandji envenomation in far north Queensland - Medical Journal of Australia, 169:638-641, 1998. | | | The scientific name of the Irukandji jellyfish is Carukia barnesi. | | | "Irukandji" syndrome: a risk for divers in tropical waters - Medical Journal of Australia, 167:649, 1997. |
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| | Healthy Island Resorts: Jellyfish (stingers) |
| | ‘Irukandji Jellyfish’ commonly refers to a group of box jellyfish that can cause Irukandji syndrome – Carukia barnesi being the only proven one, but with 5-6 others strongly suspected of causing the syndrome. | | | Fortunately the stings are rarely life threatening, although one death has occurred, but medical aid must always be sought as soon as possible as symptoms may become severe. | | | Immediate first aid is to wash the affected area with household vinegar and seek medical assistance. |
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| | Profile - Irukandji |
| | There have been fatalities caused by the Irukandji. | | | The initial sting is not painful, but the venom is a direct cardiac toxin that sets in thirty minutes later causing high blood pressure and fatal strokes. | | | The tentacles can be up to three feet long and cause potentially life threatening symptoms known as Irukandji Syndrome. |
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| | ABC News: An Aussie summer: fierce creatures, scorching sun |
| | The irukandji is only the size of a thumbnail but its sting can cause excruciating muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, headaches and palpitations, and cardiac failure. | | | Twenty two people have already been stung by the potentially deadly jellyfish since October. | | | If you feel safer further north, where the water is warmer and the sharks are smaller, think again. |
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| | Systematics of Cubozoa, by UCMP |
| | Southcott, R. Revision of some Carybdeidae (Scyphozoa: Cubomedusae), including a description of the jellyfish responsible for the "Irukandji syndrome". |
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http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/cubozoasy.html
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| | Boing Boing: Jellyfish toxin produces erections |
| | The sting from an irukandji tentacle can cause irukandji syndrome, entailing severe pain, anxiety, paralysis and a potentially fatal rise in blood pressure. | | | Researchers have found that one rare species also causes an extra symptom of prolonged erections in male victims. | | | I suppose we are all going to be barraged with spam for "Miracle irukandji" soon. |
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http://www.boingboing.net/2004/07/21/jellyfish_toxin_prod.html
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| | VENOMOUS BITES AND STINGS |
| | Irukandji syndrome is caused by Irukandji jellyfish such as the Carukia barnesi, and are small, transparent jellyfish about 25 mm across the body or ‘bell’ with a single tentacle from each corner of its box-shaped body. | | | They are mainly prevalent between November and May each year. | | | Irukandji jellyfish are found along coastal beaches as well as offshore and appear to be restricted to waters between the Tropic of Capricorn and the northern tip of Torres Strait. |
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| | The Cubozoan -- Carukia barnesi |
| | About ten minutes later, the skin where the sting occurred begins to sweat intensely. | | | A slight sting from Carukia barnesi, which is always less than 2 centimeters tall (unless it is misidentified), can be a terrible experience, called | | | The name Irukandji derives from the aboriginal tribe that formerly lived in the Cairns region of Australia where most stings occur. |
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| | [Cnidaria] 'Irukandji' Attack ? |
| | > >It is the first recorded death associated with the sting of an >Irukandji, although it is believed the stinger's venom may have >triggered a pre-existing medical condition. | | | > >Cheers Rob > > >*Stinger kills tourist in Qld* > >A man stung by an Irukandji marine stinger off Hamilton Island in the >Whitsundays earlier this week died in Mackay Base Hospital overnight. |
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| | Dr Jamie Seymour, a zoologist at James Cook University in Australia, told The Age if the death proved to be the result of Irukandji syndrome, it would be the first such death anywhere in the world. | | | It's thought to be the first death of Irukandji syndrome ever recorded. | | | It could confirm their fears the difficult-to-spot Irukandji has a lethal sting. |
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http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/cnidaria/2002-February/000052.html
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