Unit 3: Health Education Unit 3: Health Education
Harmful Substances
Harmful Substances
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 Activity2:SafetyMeasureswithplants
TheDumbcaneplantcommonlyknownasDile-Kaye
Readthestoryandanswerthequestionsbelow:
Leveen is quite a curious boy. He likes to touch and taste all kinds of things around him.
One day, he was with his grandmother at home. He was playing in a corner of the living
room when he saw the beautiful houseplant (A Dumbcane plant also known as Dile kaye
plant). He was attracted by it. He went near and started to pluck a leaf from the plant. He
tore a piece and put it in his mouth and chewed it. Some minutes later, he was not feeling
well. His tongue was swelling and he was unable to speak. At that moment his grandmother
saw him and ran to him. She at once noticed the pieces of leaf and thought that they were
the cause of the problem. She immediately phoned SAMU to ask for help. His grandmother
was frightened as she was not aware that the plant was a toxic one. Leveen had to be taken
immediately to the hospital for treatment.