Subdirectories of Toxins:
Categories related to Toxins : Food and Water Borne : Conditions and Diseases : Health: Health: Public Health and Safety: Disease Control and Prevention: Poisoning (12) Health: Public Health and Safety: First Aid: Poisoning (6) Science: Biology: Toxicology (106) Science: Environment: Environmental Health: Toxic Substances (56) Websites on Toxins: American.edu: Blowfish and Trade Outline and overview of this subject. AmericanMushrooms.com: The Death Cap Mushroom (Amanita phalloides) Images, description, related mushrooms, and discussion of toxicity. Bad Bug Book: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Caused by the consumption of subtropical and tropical marine finfish which have accumulated naturally occurring dinoflagellate toxins through their diet. Includes cause, associated fish, symptoms, and outbreaks. Bad Bug Book: Mushroom Toxins Includes toxic substances and their effects, symptoms, diagnosis, descriptions of some poisonous mushrooms, and outbreaks. Bad Bug Book: Scombrotoxin Caused by the ingestion of foods that contain high levels of histamine. Includes cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks. Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin Pufferfish or Fugu poisoning. Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, and outbreaks. Bad Bug Book: Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins Caused by consuming shellfish that have accumulated dinoflagellate toxins. Features cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks. CDC: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Includes factsheet and publications. Cyclopeptide-Containing Mushroom Toxicity Features cause, symptoms, treatment, and possible antidotes. DBMD - Marine Toxins Discusses the causes, symptoms, and prevention of several toxins carried by fish and shellfish. eMedicine - Toxicity, Mushrooms Article by Mary E Cataletto, MD. eMedicine - Toxicity, Tetrodotoxin Article by Theodore Benzer, MD, PhD. eMedicine Health - Ricin Consumer health resource center providing information on the symptoms and treatment of ricin poisoning. Food Safety Research Information Office: Ciguatoxin Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on the toxin. Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins Factsheet on algal blooms and their effects on humans through affected fish and shellfish. Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae Discusses the various fish and shellfish toxicities of humans caused by the animal's ingestion of toxic algae. The Merck Manual: Chemical Food Poisoning Causes, symptoms, and signs of poisoning caused by eating plants or animals that contain a naturally occurring poison. Mytraveldoctor: Blue-Green Algae Toxicosis Describes the occurrence, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease. Poisonous Mushrooms Description of toxic species and the symptoms their toxins produce. Ricin Toxin from the Castor Bean Plant Scientific and medical article on the toxin and its effects. What You Should Know About Pfiesteria piscicid This toxic dinoflagellate can cause symptoms in people exposed to water contaminated by the toxin. Information about the organism and links to technical and other material on this organism. WHO: Water-related diseases - Cyanobacterial Toxins Includes cause, effects on people, distribution, scope of the problem, and prevention.
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