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Bad Bug Book: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
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Caused by the consumption of subtropical and tropical marine finfish which have accumulated naturally occurring dinoflagellate toxins through their diet. Includes cause, associated fish, symptoms, and outbreaks.
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Bad Bug Book: Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins
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Caused by consuming shellfish that have accumulated dinoflagellate toxins. Features cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
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Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin
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Pufferfish or Fugu poisoning. Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, and outbreaks.
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Bad Bug Book: Mushroom Toxins
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Includes toxic substances and their effects, symptoms, diagnosis, descriptions of some poisonous mushrooms, and outbreaks.
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Bad Bug Book: Scombrotoxin
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Caused by the ingestion of foods that contain high levels of histamine. Includes cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
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eMedicine - Toxicity, Mushrooms
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Article by Mary E Cataletto, MD.
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Poisonous Mushrooms
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Description of toxic species and the symptoms their toxins produce.
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Cyclopeptide-Containing Mushroom Toxicity
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Features cause, symptoms, treatment, and possible antidotes.
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DBMD - Marine Toxins
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Discusses the causes, symptoms, and prevention of several toxins carried by fish and shellfish.
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eMedicine - Toxicity, Tetrodotoxin
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Article by Theodore Benzer, MD, PhD.
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Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae
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Discusses the various fish and shellfish toxicities of humans caused by the animal's ingestion of toxic algae.
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Ricin Toxin from the Castor Bean Plant
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Scientific and medical article on the toxin and its effects.
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Mytraveldoctor: Blue-Green Algae Toxicosis
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Describes the occurrence, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease.
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WHO: Water-related diseases - Cyanobacterial Toxins
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Includes cause, effects on people, distribution, scope of the problem, and prevention.
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eMedicine Health - Ricin
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Consumer health resource center providing information on the symptoms and treatment of ricin poisoning.
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The Merck Manual: Chemical Food Poisoning
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Causes, symptoms, and signs of poisoning caused by eating plants or animals that contain a naturally occurring poison.
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American.edu: Blowfish and Trade
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Outline and overview of this subject.
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CDC: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
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Includes factsheet and publications.
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Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins
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Factsheet on algal blooms and their effects on humans through affected fish and shellfish.
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What You Should Know About Pfiesteria piscicid
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This toxic dinoflagellate can cause symptoms in people exposed to water contaminated by the toxin. Information about the organism and links to technical and other material on this organism.
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Food Safety Research Information Office: Ciguatoxin
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Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on the toxin.
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Cigua Discuss
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Discussion board for ciguatera fish poisoning.
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