A seven-year-old boy died in Brazil on October 25, 2022, while putting on his shoes. A poisonous animal was hiding inside.
Not all scorpions are poisonous. Some species do not present any danger, if it is not a more or less painful sting, others on the other hand are endowed with deadly venom. Of the 1,200 species of scorpions that inhabit this planet, about thirty of them represent a mortal danger for humans. On October 25, 2022, in Brazil, a seven-year-old boy had the misfortune of crossing paths with a very dangerous arthropodreports The Dispatch citing Brazilian media O Globo.
His condition only got worse
The tragedy occurred in a campsite in the state of São Paulo. The boy was bitten while putting on his shoes inside which a scorpion had taken up residence. “As soon as he put his shoe on, he cried out in pain”told his mother to the local media, still in shock, before continuing: “His leg started to turn red and he said the pain was increasing.” The parents immediately took their child to the hospital. Despite the injection of anti-venom, his condition only worsened. After doing no less than seven cardiac arrests in 48 hoursthe young boy died.
He was killed by a Tityus serrulatus. The Brazilian yellow scorpion is a species of the Buthidae family, indicates the free encyclopedia Wikipedia. This species, endemic to Brazil, is found from Rio Grande do Sul to Rio Grande do Norte. She is considered as the most dangerous scorpion present in South America. Its venom has the highest toxicity. In severe cases, its poison interferes with the nervous system, leading to a general paralysis, including the respiratory system. Cardiovascular failure is the most common cause of death of the victimindicates the Animal Magazine of West France.
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A little boy puts on his shoe without suspecting for a moment that this gesture will be fatal to him
On October 25, 2022, in Brazil, a seven-year-old boy had the misfortune to cross paths with a very dangerous arthropod.
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A little boy puts on his shoe without suspecting for a moment that this gesture will be fatal to him
The tragedy occurred in a campsite in the state of São Paulo.
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A little boy puts on his shoe without suspecting for a moment that this gesture will be fatal to him
The boy was stung while putting on his shoes inside which a scorpion had taken up residence.
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A little boy puts on his shoe without suspecting for a moment that this gesture will be fatal to him
After making no less than seven cardiac arrests in the space of 48 hours, the young boy died.