Marine Toxins
By: Brionna Byers
What Are Marine Toxins?
- Naturally occurring chemicals that can contaminate certain seafood
- Seafood that is contaminated with the chemicals frequently looks, smells, and tastes normal.
- When consumed it can result to disease
What Sort Of Diseases Do Marine Toxins Cause?
- Scombrotoxic fish poisoning
- ciguatera poisoning
- paralytic shellfish poisoning
- neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
- amnesic shellfish poisoning
How Many Cases Of This disease are there in the US?
- approximately 30 cases of poisoning are reported in the United States
- Data says that one person dies every 4 years from toxic seafood poisoning
How can this disease be treated?
- Antihistamines and epinephrine
- Intravenous mannitol has also been suggested
What Are Some Of the Symptoms For This Disease?
- Rash
- Diarrhea
- Flushing
- Sweating
- Headache
- Vomiting
What Are Some Of The Consequences Of Marine Toxins?
- problems with long term memory
- neurologic problems persisting for weeks