Posted on 12/17/2024 11:00:51 PM PST by nickcarraway
Two men from New York died from pneumonia they contracted from bat feces — after they used the excrement as fertilizer to grow marijuana, a new study found. The unidentified men from Rochester, ages 64 and 59, smoked pot that had been tainted with a fungus found in the bat droppings, known as guano, that caused fatal lung infections, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Disease earlier this month.
Their deaths were not connected to each other, which the researchers said highlights a growing trend of using bat waste to produce marijuana since the drug has been legalized. The 59-year-old man had purchased the bat guano — described as a “natural superfood” for cannabis plants due to its high nutrients — from an online store, according to the study.
The 64-year-old had harvested a thick layer of guano in his attic, where he had a heavy bat infestation, to fertilize his plants. The guano contained a potentially deadly fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum, which is native to the eastern half of the US and is typically transmitted by breathing in the fungal spores — although it can also be ingested through the mouth.
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I used seaweed in my vegetable garden one.
I wonder what could have clouded their judgment here?
Darwin!
No tellin’ with deviated preverts....
Yes, it’s a mystery.
No, but they did get it from a pangolin.
You see, pot kills.
Didn’t their mamas warn them that locoweed would make them batpoop crazy?
Seriously, this is sad — but what were they thinking?
Odd, since marijuana usually makes you smarter.
Idiots. The fungus is not known as guano. It’s most likely histoplasma.
Idiots. The fungus is not known as guano. It’s most likely histoplasma.
Funny, I noticed people became lazy and goofy.
Read the sentence again. It said bat droppings are called guano, not the fungus.
The dust can create histosomething
Respiratory infection
Can be fatal
I think rabbit feces dust in the southwest caused similar with some folks two decades ago
It’s not from smoking it
Bag guano which is mined in places as nitro heavy fertilizer
Are you writing in haiku?
Seems like a ping is in order
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