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Ricin Poisoning: Facts and Symptoms

Ricin is an extremely toxic substance derived from castor oil plant beans that is over 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide per gram. It has no vaccine or antidote available. Symptoms of ricin poisoning include cough, fever, weakness, lung damage, heart failure, seizures and upset stomach. The castor oil plant is easily available worldwide and ricin can be fatal if inhaled, ingested or injected.

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Ricin Poisoning: Facts and Symptoms

Ricin is an extremely toxic substance derived from castor oil plant beans that is over 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide per gram. It has no vaccine or antidote available. Symptoms of ricin poisoning include cough, fever, weakness, lung damage, heart failure, seizures and upset stomach. The castor oil plant is easily available worldwide and ricin can be fatal if inhaled, ingested or injected.

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Dangerous ricin

Ricin is derived from beans of castor oil plant, which is easily available worldwide

Ricin is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances known.

Ricinus communis

Castor oil Used in food products, medicine, industry

plant are not to scale No vaccine available Very toxic to cells, damages all organs Can be fatal when inhaled, ingested or injected Per gram, it is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide

Ricin facts

NOTE: Beans and

Cough

Symptoms Weakness
Source: eMedicine, BBC, AFP

Fever Lung damage Heart failure

Seizures Upset stomach


2013 MCT

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