tyrotoxism - Word of the Day - Mon Jun 17, 2024 word of the day Entry posted by Myr in Word of the Day June 17 305 views Share https://gayauthors.org/blogs/entry/22946-tyrotoxism-word-of-the-day-mon-jun-17-2024/ More sharing options... Followers 5 Quote tyrotoxism - (noun) - poisoning by cheese or other dairy products. Expand Quote The case of tyrotoxism in the village was traced back to a batch of contaminated cheese. Expand 8 1
Site Moderator Popular Comment drpaladin 82,260 Posted June 17 Site Moderator Popular Comment I would have to be munching on cheese when this one came up. 7
Bill W 47,176 Posted June 17 This word comes from Greek turos (cheese) and Latin toxicum (poison). It first showed up in the English language in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 5
Bill W 47,176 Posted June 17 Tyrotoxism is a poisoning caused by microbes in stale cheese and milk. 4
sandrewn 22,509 Posted June 18 On 6/17/2024 at 9:07 AM, drpaladin said: I would have to be munching on cheese when this one came up. Expand I have spoken about this particular cheese before. So what the hey, why not one more time. If you are munching on yet more cheese, you might want to stop while reading about this one(fair warning given). Just to calm your nerves a bit, this cheese is not legal to have in the US or Cda. http://www.experiencesardinia.com/images/maggot-cheese.jpg Casu marzu: The world’s ‘most dangerous’ cheese | CNN () 2 1
Site Moderator drpaladin 82,260 Posted June 18 Site Moderator On 6/18/2024 at 1:03 AM, sandrewn said: I have spoken about this particular cheese before. So what the hey, why not one more time. If you are munching on yet more cheese, you might want to stop while reading about this one(fair warning given). Just to calm your nerves a bit, this cheese is not legal to have in the US or Cda. http://www.experiencesardinia.com/images/maggot-cheese.jpg Casu marzu: The world’s ‘most dangerous’ cheese | CNN () Expand I'll stick with cheddar. 1 3
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