Excerpt from Toxicity, Seafood Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: seafood toxicity, seafood poisoning, ciguatera toxicity, ciguatera poisoning, scombroid toxicity, scombroid poisoning, pufferfish toxicity, pufferfish poisoning, tetrodotoxin, TTX, Tetrodon, blowfish toxicity, blowfish poisoning, fugu, sardine toxicity, sardine poisoning, hallucinogenic fish toxicity, hallucinogenic fish poisoning, shellfish toxicity, shellfish poisoning, paralytic shellfish toxicity, paralytic shellfish poisoning, PSP, neurotoxic shellfish toxicity, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, NSP, brevotoxic shellfish toxicity, brevotoxic shellfish poisoning, diarrheal shellfish toxicity, diarrheal shellfish poisoning, DSP, amnestic shellfish toxicity, amnestic shellfish poisoning, ASP, oyster, abalone, red whelk, echinoderm toxicity, echinoderm poisoning, sea urchin, starfish, asteriotoxin Please click here to view the full topic text: Toxicity, Seafood Seafood poisoning occurs as a result of consumption of fish flesh. Patients with seafood poisoning have highly variable presentations. Ingestion of fish normally known to be safe may occasionally induce illness, and some species of fish cause different syndromes at different periods in time. Severity of symptoms also may be geographically dependent. The scope of seafood poisoning is vast. The intent of this article is not to exhaustively cover all types of seafood poisoning but rather to provide a general overview. Poisoning by viral and bacterial contamination of seafood is not considered here. For excellent patient education resources, visit eMedicine's Poisoning - First Aid and Emergency Center and Wilderness Emergencies Center. Also, see eMedicine's patient education articles Food Poisoning; Wilderness: Shellfish Poisoning, Paralysis; Wilderness: Shellfish Poisoning, Gastrointestinal; Wilderness: Ciguatera Toxin; Wilderness: Scombroid Poisoning; Wilderness: Pufferfish Poisoning; Wilderness: Starfish, Crown of Thorns, and Sea Star Punctures; and Activated Charcoal. Please click here to view the full topic text: Toxicity, Seafood

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