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The Merck Manual: Chemical Food Poisoning
Causes, symptoms, and signs of poisoning caused by eating plants or animals that contain a naturally occurring poison.
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sec...
Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin
Pufferfish or Fugu poisoning. Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, and outbreaks.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap39.html
The Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) in North America
Images and discussion of toxicity.
http://members.aol.com/basidium/deathcap.h...
Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae
Discusses the various fish and shellfish toxicities of humans caused by the animal's ingestion of toxic algae.
http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/redtide/illn...
DBMD - Marine Toxins
Discusses the causes, symptoms, and prevention of several toxins carried by fish and shellfish.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo...
eMedicine - Toxicity, Tetrodotoxin
Article by Theodore Benzer, MD, PhD.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic576.ht...
WHO: Water-related diseases - Cyanobacterial Toxins
Includes cause, effects on people, distribution, scope of the problem, and prevention.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health...
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.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap36.html
eMedicine - Toxicity, Mushrooms
Article by Mary E Cataletto, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic874.ht...
American.edu: Blowfish and Trade
Outline and overview of this subject.
http://www.american.edu/TED/blowfish.htm
Bad Bug Book: Scombrotoxin
Caused by the ingestion of foods that contain high levels of histamine. Includes cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap38.html
eMedicine Health - Ricin
Consumer health resource center providing information on the symptoms and treatment of ricin poisoning.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/42...
Bad Bug Book: Mushroom Toxins
Includes toxic substances and their effects, symptoms, diagnosis, descriptions of some poisonous mushrooms, and outbreaks.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap40.html
Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins
Factsheet on algal blooms and their effects on humans through affected fish and shellfish.
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/hab/habs_toxins/
Poisonous Mushrooms
Description of toxic species and the symptoms their toxins produce.
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/dhabolt/dad/mush...
Food Safety Research Information Office: Ciguatoxin
Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on the toxin.
http://fsrio.nal.usda.gov/document_reslist...
Ricin Toxin from the Castor Bean Plant
Scientific and medical article on the toxin and its effects.
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxica...
Cyclopeptide-Containing Mushroom Toxicity
Features cause, symptoms, treatment, and possible antidotes.
http://www.uic.edu/com/er/toxikon/mushroo....
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.
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic/pfiest.html
Mytraveldoctor: Blue-Green Algae Toxicosis
Describes the occurrence, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease.
http://www.traveldoctoronline.net/diseases...
Bad Bug Book: Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins
Caused by consuming shellfish that have accumulated dinoflagellate toxins. Features cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap37.html
CDC: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Includes factsheet and publications.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ciguatera/
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