Horror as swimmer is bitten by a deadly blue-ringed octopus that has venom strong enough to kill over 20 humans
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A woman has been bitten by a deadly blue-ringed octopus at a popular beach in Sydney.
The woman, in her 30s, was bitten on the stomach at Chinaman’s Beach in Mosman at about 2.45pm today.
A blue-ringed octopus bite has venom strong enough to kill over 20 humans despite the sea creature being small and usually measuring around 8cm in length.
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The venom, called tetrodotoxin, induces paralysis, slowing down the body to a point at which they will not be able to breathe and not get enough oxygen.
There is no antivenom for tetrodotoxin, with victims of a bite only able to outlast the toxin on a ventilator until its effects subside.
While there is a serious danger, there have only been a handful of confirmed casualties from a blue-ringed bite as the creatures are more likely to hide in small crevices instead of attack.
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