{"id":535256,"date":"2023-04-04T11:23:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/?p=535256"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:42:34","slug":"gloria-ramirez-the-toxic-woman-avg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/gloria-ramirez-the-toxic-woman-avg\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Toxic Woman’: The woman who poisoned the doctors who treated her."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gloria Ramirez, a 31-year-old woman with cervical cancer, went to the hospital in 1994 because she had great difficulty breathing. All the doctors who came into contact with this woman’s body began to show symptoms of intoxication, such as dizziness, itching, and also began to hyperventilate. It was concluded that Gloria’s body, without any possible explanation, was toxic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"la<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This story took place at the Riverside General Hospital in California, United States. From her arrival, everything seemed to be normal, except for the discomfort of the patient. According to the Discover magazine<\/a>, it was reported that Gloria was receiving the medications that are normally administered to decrease her agitated heart rate, along with an oxygen mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happened<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While doctors were attempting to resuscitate her, they noticed that her body emitted a strange garlic-like odor and that her skin appeared to be covered in an oily sheen. Shortly thereafter, several of the professionals who were attending to her began to feel dizzy and experience nausea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the medical professionals realized the strange situation, they decided to transfer the patient to another area of the hospital, but even there, the symptoms persisted. One of the doctors attempted to take a blood sample to analyze it, but found something he had never seen before: the patient’s blood appeared to be covered in white crystals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"-\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Despite the efforts to find out what was happening, a team of experts in chemistry and toxicology was called in, but no one was able to discover the exact cause of Gloria Ramirez’s body’s strange behavior. As the doctors continued to work on her, more and more people began to feel the same symptoms they had experienced before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the incident, nurses and staff who had contact with Gloria experienced various symptoms and health problems. Some nurses reported a burning sensation in their skin and eyes, while others reported respiratory problems, nausea, and vomiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"-\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the nurses who had been in direct contact with Gloria during her admission to the hospital developed a lung problem that left him disabled and in need of a lung transplant to survive. Another nurse also developed severe respiratory problems and required hospitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several other staff members also suffered long-term effects, including headaches, weakness, and lung damage. The doctors who treated Gloria at the hospital also experienced health problems, with some reporting symptoms similar to those of radiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an attempt to discover what was happening, a team of chemistry and toxicology experts was called in. However, no one was able to discover the exact cause of Gloria Ramirez’s body’s strange behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theories of the toxic death<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, Gloria died shortly after arriving at the hospital, but her case remains a subject of study and debate. It is believed that she may have been taking medication for arthritis, but there has also been speculation about possible exposure to toxic substances or dangerous chemicals in her workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another theory suggested that Gloria had been consuming methamphetamine, which could explain her strange behavior and the presence of chemicals in her body. However, this theory was debunked by her family, who claimed that Gloria did not use drugs and had no knowledge of any addiction problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"-\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another theory suggested that Gloria had been deliberately poisoned, possibly by someone who had some interest in her death. However, this theory lacked evidence and no signs of poisoning were found in the autopsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drug theory, which sounds more logical, is based on the possibility that Gloria Ramirez was taking medications containing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which is a substance that can metabolize into dimethyl sulfone (DMSO2) and release methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). DMSO has been used in some medications to treat conditions such as arthritis and back pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"-\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That theory suggests that if Gloria Ramirez was taking a medication containing DMSO, when she was given oxygen in the hospital, it reacted with the DMSO in her body and released the toxic gas dimethyl sulfide (DMS), which is known for its adverse health effects. The presence of DMS could explain the symptoms experienced by hospital staff members, such as eye and skin irritation, as well as difficulty breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this theory has not been completely proven and remains a subject of debate and speculation. Some toxicology experts argue that the amount of DMSO needed to produce a sufficient amount of DMS would be extremely high, making this theory unlikely. Additionally, there is no evidence that Gloria Ramirez was taking medications containing DMSO at the time of her hospitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"-\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Despite the uncertainty surrounding her death, the case of Gloria Ramirez has led to important changes in safety and protection protocols for medical workers in the United States and around the world. It has also been the subject of many scientific investigations and documentaries seeking to find a more complete and accurate explanation of what happened that night at Riverside General Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be interested in: Tsutomu Yamaguchi: the man who survived 2 atomic bombs.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gloria Ramirez, a 31-year-old woman with cervical cancer, went to the hospital in 1994 because she had great difficulty breathing. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2280,"featured_media":535255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"two_page_speed":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[107208],"tags":[107225,108573,108563,108575,107124,108564,108574,108571,108567,108569],"class_list":["post-535256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-science","tag-humans","tag-incident","tag-incidente-en","tag-medical-accident","tag-medicine","tag-misterio-en","tag-mistery","tag-toxic","tag-toxicidad-en","tag-unsolved-case"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/La-mujer-toxica-Gloria-Ramirez.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdR79Q-2ffa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":533515,"url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/doctors-extract-1-2-meter-snake-from-a-womans-throat-in-a-shocking-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":535256,"position":0},"title":"Doctors extract 1.2 meter snake from a woman’s throat in a shocking video","author":"Alejandra Galaz","date":"March 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"New fear unlocked...a video from Russia shows a woman lying on an operating table as doctors work to remove a snake from her throat. https:\/\/twitter.com\/digitalcerebro\/status\/1632773620488437760 In 2020, the incident was first reported. According to a British media outlet, a Russian woman in the Republic of Dagestan started feeling unwell, so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Health"","block_context":{"text":"Health","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/category\/health\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-6-1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-6-1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-6-1.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-6-1.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-6-1.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":584358,"url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/mary-ann-bevan-woman-called-ugliest-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":535256,"position":1},"title":"Mary Ann Bevan: The Woman Who Endured Being Called the Ugliest in the World for Her Children","author":"Erick Sumoza","date":"May 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In early 20th-century England, a mother of four named Mary Ann Bevan developed acromegaly and adopted the title of \"the ugliest woman in the world\" as a means to provide for her children. This is her tragic story\u2014a reminder of how cruel the world can be. Mary Ann Bevan wasn't\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Curiosidades"","block_context":{"text":"Curiosidades","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/category\/news-en\/curiosidades-en\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Mary Ann Bevan: The Woman Who Endured Being Called the Ugliest in the World for Her Children","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/portada-13.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/portada-13.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/portada-13.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/portada-13.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/portada-13.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":544343,"url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/the-rescue-hug-changed-history-medicine\/","url_meta":{"origin":535256,"position":2},"title":"The Rescue Hug: The Image That Changed the History of Medicine","author":"Erick Sumoza","date":"September 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes, medicine presents situations that defy all logic, pushing it to limits we never thought possible, as was the case with \"The Rescue Hug.\" This is what happened with the twins Brielle and Kyrie, two identical sisters born in 1995, who, by a twist of fate, entered the world prematurely\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"brielle\"","block_context":{"text":"brielle","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/tag\/brielle-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Rescue Hug: The Image That Changed the History of Medicine","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-rescue-hug-the-image-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine-portada.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-rescue-hug-the-image-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine-portada.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-rescue-hug-the-image-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine-portada.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-rescue-hug-the-image-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine-portada.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-rescue-hug-the-image-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine-portada.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":554715,"url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/case-shreya-siddanagowda-arm-transplant\/","url_meta":{"origin":535256,"position":3},"title":"The case of Shreya Siddanagowda: A man’s arm transplant adapting to her female body","author":"Erick Sumoza","date":"January 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Shreya Siddanagowda experienced a drastic change in her life when, in 2016 at the age of 18, she had a bus accident that crushed both of her arms. Fortunately, a donor became available, but it was a man with a darker skin tone, a significant amount of body hair, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Science"","block_context":{"text":"Science","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/category\/science\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The case of Shreya Siddanagowda: A man's arm transplant adapting to her female body","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/el-caso-de-shreya-siddanagowda-un-trasplante-de-brazos-de-hombre-que-se-adapto-a-su-cuerpo-femenino-portada.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/el-caso-de-shreya-siddanagowda-un-trasplante-de-brazos-de-hombre-que-se-adapto-a-su-cuerpo-femenino-portada.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/el-caso-de-shreya-siddanagowda-un-trasplante-de-brazos-de-hombre-que-se-adapto-a-su-cuerpo-femenino-portada.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/el-caso-de-shreya-siddanagowda-un-trasplante-de-brazos-de-hombre-que-se-adapto-a-su-cuerpo-femenino-portada.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/el-caso-de-shreya-siddanagowda-un-trasplante-de-brazos-de-hombre-que-se-adapto-a-su-cuerpo-femenino-portada.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":545713,"url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/terry-fox-man-inspired-all-canada\/","url_meta":{"origin":535256,"position":4},"title":"Terry Fox: The Man Who Touched and Inspired All of Canada","author":"Erick Sumoza","date":"October 4, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Terry Fox was a man who ran a marathon for 132 days, covering over 3,106 miles in total, all while being a cancer patient. This was an extraordinary feat rarely seen in sports, and it deeply moved people around the world. Terry Fox, a Fighter When the pain in his\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "History"","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Terry Fox: The Man Who Touched and Inspired All of Canada","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/terry-fox-the-man-who-touched-and-inspired-all-of-canada-cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/terry-fox-the-man-who-touched-and-inspired-all-of-canada-cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/terry-fox-the-man-who-touched-and-inspired-all-of-canada-cover.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/terry-fox-the-man-who-touched-and-inspired-all-of-canada-cover.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/terry-fox-the-man-who-touched-and-inspired-all-of-canada-cover.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":590331,"url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/lynlee-baby-who-was-born-twice\/","url_meta":{"origin":535256,"position":5},"title":"Lynlee, the Baby Who Was Born Twice","author":"Erick Sumoza","date":"February 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"When Margaret went for a routine ultrasound, she never imagined she would receive one of the most difficult news of her life. Her baby, Lynlee, had a tumor that threatened her existence even before birth. With few options and an unsettling diagnosis, her parents embarked on a desperate search to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ciencia"","block_context":{"text":"Ciencia","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/category\/news-en\/ciencia-noticias-en\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Lynlee, the Baby Who Was Born Twice","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/portada-7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/portada-7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/portada-7.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/portada-7.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/portada-7.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535256"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":535260,"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535256\/revisions\/535260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}