There eventually is enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. Common to all leukemias are the tendency to bleed and the resultant anemia and increased susceptibility to infection. The diagnosis of leukemia requires confirmation of leukemic cells in the bone marrow by bone marrow biopsy and aspiration.
River Phoenix's autopsy showed deadly levels of cocaine and morphine (heroin shows up as morphine, as it's metabolized by the body), Valium, marijuana and ephedrine. Ephedrine is the main ingredient found in crystal meth. Official cause of death was Acute multiple drug ingestion. River Phoenix was just 23 years old.
A Missouri man who was twice bitten by a water snake on Friday while wading through a river died on Saturday after refusing to seek treatment. Gilbert De Leon, 37, was bitten on each of his legs while in the water at James River - at the Delaware Access southwest of Nixa - with his girlfriend, Shellie Johns.