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Saturday, October 07, 2006The condition is caused by eating fish containing toxins produced by the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus, a one-celled plantlike organism that grows on algae in tropical waters worldwide. Because these toxins are lipid soluble, they accumulate through the food chain as carnivorous fish consume contaminated herbivorous reef fish; toxin concentrations are highest in large, predatory fish such as barracuda, grouper, amberjack, snapper, and shark. Because fish caught in ciguatera-endemic areas are shipped nationwide, ciguatera fish poisoning can occur anywhere in the United States. What does it do? Besides causing vomiting and diarrhea, it makes the hot feel cold and the cold feel hot. That must be a strange, strange feeling. posted by Sydney on 10/07/2006 10:40:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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