• March 28, 2024

Photos: Mysterious Rash Appears On Children From An Unexpected Source….

Four boys in Manchester, England suffered severe burns and boils after they came into contact with a plant while playing in a park.

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The families of the boys hope now that their injuries will serve as a warning to those who may come into contact with the plant. Known as hogweed, the plant carries a chemical called photosensitizing furanocoumarins. This chemical causes burns and blisters when coming into contact with human skin and does so by causing the skin to react sensitively to UV rays.

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Two of the boys—Conor Knott, 13, and Reid Daley, 13—were sent to the hospital due to their injuries and were kept on a regiment of painkillers to deal with their burns. Knott was kept overnight whereas Daley has been in and out of the medical facility.

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