- Ciguatera fish poisoning - Wikipedia
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), also known as ciguatera, is a foodborne illness caused by eating tropical reef fish contaminated with ciguatoxins [4][2] Such individual fish are said to be ciguatoxic
- Ciguatera: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment Long-term Effects
Ciguatera is your body’s response to ingesting ciguatoxin, a substance produced by a specific type of marine algae Ciguatoxin becomes more potent and harmful as it travels through the food chain — from little fish to big fish to humans
- Food Poisoning from Seafood | Travelers Health | CDC
You can get ciguatera (sig-wah-TARE-ah) poisoning by eating fish contaminated with toxins produced by tiny algae found around coral reefs It can be difficult to tell if fish is contaminated as the toxins that cause ciguatera do not change the appearance, taste, or smell of the fish
- Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Causes, Long-Term Symptoms, Treatment
Ciguatera poisoning is food poisoning caused by the toxin ciguatera found in a variety of large reef fish Learn the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ciguatera fish poisoning
- Ciguatera Poisoning: Fish, Symptoms and Treatment
Ciguatera is a toxin that is found in large reef fish such as the barracuda, red snapper, grouper and more Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and may be a true emergency
- Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Fact Sheet - California Department of Public . . .
Ciguatera fish poisoning (ciguatera) is a foodborne illness caused by eating tropical reef fish, which have accumulated a naturally occurring toxin or poison called ciguatoxin
- Ciguatera fish poisoning - UpToDate
This topic describes the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of ciguatera poisoning Poisoning caused by ingestion of other seafood (eg, scombroid fish, shellfish, or pufferfish) is discussed in detail separately
- Ciguatera Fish Poisoning | Disease Outbreak Control Division
Ciguatera fish poisoning is caused by a poison called ciguatoxin This poison is found in marine algae, seaweed, or coral Fish after consuming algae or seaweed become infected Lager predator fish become carriers by eating smaller fish
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