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Officials urge people to steer clear of the giant hogweed
THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Call it the import that nobody wants.
Experts are urging residents of several states to beware of the "giant hogweed," a tall plant native to Central Asia with umbrella-size flowers containing toxic sap that can cause burns, blisters and, in some cases, even blindness.
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"Avoid it at all cost," Jodi Holt, a professor of plant physiology at University of California, Riverside, told ABC News.
"The sap causes something called phytophotodermatitis when it touches humans," causing scars and potentially blindness if it comes into contact with the eyes, Holt said. Some cases of blindness occurred after children used the hollow stalks as telescopes.
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