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Food Borne Illness : Ciguatera
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CIGUATERA FISH POISONING
By Kayla Willoughby
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CIGUATERA FISH POISONING
Food borne illness found in fish
caused by toxins called Gambierdiscus toxicus
Found in reef fish such as barracuda, grouper, red snapper, eel, etc
Usually found in predator fish that consume fish that eat algae
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CIGUATERA FISH POISONING
Symptoms include:
numbness, tingling, or a burning sensation around mouth, hands, or feet
joint or muscle pains with weakness or cramps
vomiting, diarrhea, chills, itching, headache, sweating, and dizziness
reversal of temperature sensation in the mouth, nightmares, hallucinations.
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CIGUATERA FISH POISONING
Severe cases include:
Tearing of the eyes, chills, skin rash, itching
Shortness of breath, death due to respiratory failure
Symptoms begin within a few minutes to 6 hours after consumption
Ciguatera can last for weeks to even months
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HOW TO PREVENT CIGUATERA
Clean fish as soon as possible after they are caught or purchased.
Do not eat the head, guts, liver or roe (eggs) of any reef fish
Avoid eating fish caught at sites known to have a ciguatoxic algae problem
Ciguatoxin is not destroyed by heat, cooking, drying, salting, or freezing,
no smell, taste or appearance
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CURES FOR CIGUATERA
Discontinue consumption of fish and fish products
As well as shellfish, alcohol, and nuts for several months
Certain medicines are said to help
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SOURCES:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2579736/
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