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Tag Gambierdiscus toxicus
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Ciguatera Poisoning

Ciguatera Poisoning: A bizarre poisoning syndrome with acute and sometimes severe neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms caused by eating tropical reef fish that have accumulated ciguatoxin from the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus; most common cause of fish poisoning worldwide.
EBM Gone Wild sea 340

Why do my hands feel so cold?

Ciguatera, the illness caused by eating foods contaminated by ciguatoxin, can ruin your day, week, or month. The problem starts with Gambierdiscus toxicus, a dinoflagellate that is eaten by small fish.