BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Detailed explanation-1: -The cause of death was given as hyponatraemia as a result of acute water intoxication . Water intoxication provokes disturbances in electrolyte balance, resulting in a rapid decrease in serum sodium concentration and eventual death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Drinking too much water too fast, also referred to as “water intoxication, ” causes an imbalance in sodium and other electrolytes, and water moves from your blood to inside your cells, making them swell. This type of swelling, particularly inside the brain, is serious and requires immediate medical treatment.
Detailed explanation-3: -After downing some six liters of water in three hours in the “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” (Nintendo game console) contest, Jennifer Strange vomited, went home with a splitting headache, and died from so-called water intoxication. There are many other tragic examples of death by water.