scuzer:

“The substances cadaverine and putrescine are produced during the decomposition of animal (including human) bodies, and both give off a foul odor.  If you were to ingest 20g of putrescine (the weight of a Chicken Nugget), it would be toxic.   By way of comparison the similar substance spermine, found in semen, is over three times as toxic.”

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#learned that a dead body isn’t necessarily as dangerous as people make it out to be is fascinating#learning *#like a decomposing body is relatively safe to be around other than the smell and idk learning that was a ‘huh’ moment

Dead bodies usually have germs growing in them, but it’s mostly just all the microorganisms that help with decomposing. Most of them don’t care about you. It’s still a good idea to wear gloves if you intend to actually touch the dead body, and clearly you should wash your hands after on the off chance that some of the pathogenic microorganisms have turned up, but most of the stuff on a dead body would rather eat the dead body than fight something with an immune system. And even the potentially risky stuff can’t fly through the air at you.