Ciguatoxin
Cosmone Clarke
What is ciguatoxin
Ciguatoxin is found in algae. It is passed on to big fishes that eat smaller fishes that have consume the toxin. It is hard to get rid of because it cqannot be destroyed by cooking or frezing the fishes.
The illnes caused by Ciguatoxin is called ciguatera fish poisining.
This pathogen is spresd to humans when we consume fishes that come in contack with the marine algae that this pathogen is sometimes found in.
Food commomanly linked with this toxin
Barracuda
Grouper
Snappers
Jacks
Symptoms
Nausea
Vomiting
Tingling in fingers, lips, or toes
Joint pain
Muscle pain
Steps to prevention of this pathogen
Purchase fishes from an approved supplier