Emily is a health news writer based in London, United Kingdom. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Durham University and a master's degree in clinical and therapeutic neuroscience from Oxford University. She has worked in science communication, medical writing and as a local news reporter while undertaking journalism training.
A platypus wandering by a roadside in Australia stabbed a woman with its venomous spurs when she attempted to lift it from a gutter.
"It was as though someone had stabbed with a knife," Forward told the news network."The pain was excruciating … definitely worse than childbirth," she said. Related: Woman is 1st to survive infection with deadly 'blackleg' bacteria she caught while gardening bare-handed Platypus venom is not life-threatening to humans or other platypuses, but it can cause intense pain and swelling in the part of the body where someone is spurred. Studies on platypus venom are limited, but research suggests it contains a mixture of small proteins, such as Heptapeptide 1, which targets the nervous system, and an enzyme called amine oxidase that may trigger cell death and tissue swelling.
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