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It is suspected that concentration of 0.08 ug/kg fish is high enough to cause clinical symptoms and concentrations over 0.1 ug/kg fish are considered a health risk. [15] There are different types of symptoms for CFP: gastrointestinal, cardiac, neurological and neuropsychological symptoms. Gastrointestinal symptoms include nausea, vomiting ...
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), also known as ciguatera, is a foodborne illness caused by eating reef fish contaminated with ciguatoxins. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] Such individual fish are said to be ciguatoxic . Symptoms may include diarrhea , vomiting, numbness, itchiness, sensitivity to hot and cold, dizziness , and weakness.
Such poisoning from ciguatoxins is known as ciguatera. Ciguatoxins are lipophilic , able to cross the blood–brain barrier , and can cause both central and peripheral neurologic symptoms. The major symptoms will develop within 1–3 hours of toxin ingestion: vomiting, diarrhea, numbness of extremities, mouth and lips, reversal of hot and cold ...
Food poisoning affects and estimated 1 in 6 people per year, and if you've been one of those people, you know it's not fun.
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The symptoms of acute ciguatera fish poisoning can already start 30 minutes after eating contaminated fish. [ 3 ] [ 11 ] However, in milder cases the first symptoms arise 24 to 48 hours later. [ 3 ] The initial symptoms may include itching, tingling, and numbness of the lips, tongue, hands, throat and/or feet. [ 11 ]
Known as the “silent killer," carbon monoxide (CO) has no color, odor, sound, or taste – and symptoms are not always apparent. How to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning when staying warm during ...
Gambierdiscus toxicus is a species of photosynthetic unicellular eukaryote belonging to the Alveolata, part of the SAR supergroup.It is a dinoflagellate which can cause the foodborne illness ciguatera, [1] and is known to produce several natural polyethers including ciguatoxin, maitotoxin, gambieric acid, and gambierol.