Grandmother dies from toxic mushrooms: AGE CITED IN POISONING THAT PUT FAMILY IN THE HOSPITAL.

San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) | January 13, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Truong Phuoc Khanh

Jan. 13--A Santa Cruz County family that ate wild mushrooms collected from a state park has lost its grandmother, who died from poisoning Thursday.

Miranda Epifania's age, 83, was surely one of the reasons why she died while five others in her family who consumed the deadly fungi eventually recovered, a hospital spokesman said.

"Typically the older you are, the more vulnerable you are to this kind of toxic poisoning," said Kevin McCormack, spokesman for San Francisco's California Pacific Medical Center.

The ...

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