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"Irukandji syndrome" a illness caused by the poison of a tiny poisonous jellyfish 

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"Irukandji syndrome" a illness caused by the poison of a tiny poisonous jellyfish 
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Irukandji syndrome is a condition induced by venomization by the sting of Carukia barnesi, a species of Irukandji jellyfish, and certain other box jellyfish.[1] The condition is rarely fatal, but if immediate medical action is not taken, within only 20 minutes, the victim could go into cardiac arrest and die.[2] The syndrome was given its name in 1952 by Hugo Flecker, after the Aboriginal Irukandji people who live in Palm Cove, north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, where stings are common.[3] @Curionic

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