SC - after feast thank yous
Mary Morman
memorman at oldcolo.com
Mon Apr 12 20:32:04 PDT 1999
In a message dated 4/12/99 7:26:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Clay at talstar.com
writes:
<< Don't
know that I have ever come across anyone with a problem with Fava Beans.
What
happens with certain those individuals? I would like to be prepared if I
ever
have to call 911.
Isabella/Dee >>
FAVISM: An acute hemolytic anemia, usually in persons of Mediterranean area
descent, occurring when an individual with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
deficiency of erythrocytes eats the beans or inhales the pollen of Vicia
faba.
[McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms]
Avisit to the following site should give you more information:
http://rialto.com/favism/
Ras
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