Eleven members of a family, including a one-year-old baby, were hospitalized in Pennsylvania Friday night after eating wild, “poisonous mushrooms,” local officials said. A family member in Peach Bottom Township, in southeastern Pennsylvania, told authorities they became ill after eating the food, according to a CNN report. wild mushrooms Gregory Phantom, a spokesman for the Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company, said one of them was “found in the woods … and brought home for dinner.”

Fant said Saturday that the family member who reported the illness walked about a half-mile to a telephone booth to call 911. The 11 people included a man, a woman and their nine children. The fire department said they ranged in age from 1 to 39 years old.

Speaking to CNN, Southern York County Emergency Medical Services chief Laura Taylor said, “It was a wild mushroom, but the hospital has to confirm the type.”

The fire department and EMS units went to the family Friday night after they were told 11 people had consumed alcohol poisonous mushrooms And everyone was sick,” the fire department said in a post on Facebook. The family was taken to WellSpan York Hospital, Taylor told CNN. All 11 patients were treated and discharged overnight.

Here, see what happens when you eat wild mushrooms.

liver damage

Poisonous mushrooms produce amatoxins that block the production of essential proteins in liver cells, causing the liver cells to die. This can cause irreversible damage to the liver, resulting in acute liver failure, which may require a liver transplant if not treated promptly.

kidney failure

A certain category of mushrooms produce toxins that can cause acute kidney damage. Symptoms from these toxins may take days or weeks to appear and the damage can lead to chronic kidney disease or permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant.

severe gastrointestinal problems

Many poisonous mushrooms cause immediate gastrointestinal distress, including severe nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhea. These symptoms can result in dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and, in extreme cases, shock due to fluid loss.

neurotoxic effects

Some mushrooms contain neurotoxins that affect the central nervous system. This leads to symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, seizures and in some cases coma. These neurotoxic effects can be dangerous, especially if untreated.

respiratory failure

Eating highly poisonous mushrooms can cause respiratory depression where breathing slows or stops due to the effects of the toxins on the central nervous system. This can also cause death.

delayed symptoms

The most dangerous aspect of some poisonous mushrooms is that symptoms can be delayed for 6 to 24 hours. This delay often results in significant organ damage, complicating treatment.

heart complications

Some poisonous mushrooms can affect the heart by causing arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) or cardiac arrest. Toxins that disrupt the nervous system can cause significant changes in heart rate and rhythm, which can lead to life-threatening complications if not treated promptly.

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