Deaths and hospitalizations of travelers in Laos and Fiji after they consumed drinks containing alcohol raised concerns about possible methanol poisoning. Here are signs you can look out for.

On Friday, the U.S. State Department said it was aware of "a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning" in Vang Vieng, a popular tourist destination in Laos, specifically for backpackers.

Toxicity from methanol is related to the dose you get and how your body handles it. As with alcohol, the less you weigh, the more you can be affected by a given amount.

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Methanol is highly toxic, so as little as 25ml can prove fatal. Methanol poisoning can be treated by using ethanol to counter the effects on the body - but only within the first 10 to 30 hours ...

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Experts have explained how methanol poisoning affects your body and can lead to death after five tourists died and many others fell ill who were staying at the tourist town of Vang Vieng in Laos.

What is methanol? Methanol, a colourless liquid with a faintly sweet pungent smell, completely mixes with water. It’s very similar to ethanol – the pure form of alcohol in alcoholic drinks.

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of ...

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Toxicity from methanol is related to the dose you get and how your body handles it. As with alcohol, the less you weigh, the more you can be affected by a given amount.