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After Gloria Ramirez was brought to Riverside General Hospital, it only took 45 minutes for the emergency room to be cleared out and for the six people who came into contact with her to become ill.
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Ramirez was 31 years old when she diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer and hospitalized due to respiratory distress.
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On February 19, 1994, Ramirez was admitted to the emergency room with what appeared to be normal breathing difficulties. Unfortunately, the situation quickly became fatal for those who were providing her care.
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She felt her blood pressure decreasing, her breath growing more labored, and her thoughts becoming disjointed.
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Despite the medications administered to lower her blood pressure, her vitals remained in a steady downward spiral. Nothing was able to stop her health from deteriorating.
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Tragedy struck when Ramirez succumbed to cancer-related complications, yet what seemed to be a case of mass hysteria was the initial assumption.
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An inquiry held by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory theorized that Ramirez had been using dimethyl sulfoxide to alleviate his aches and pains.
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On June 27, 1994, Gloria Ramirez was laid to rest at Olivewood Memorial Mark, her memory forever immortalized as the "Toxic Lady."
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