Dominion Web Directory : Health : Conditions_and_Diseases : Food_and_Water

» American.edu: Blowfish and Trade
Outline and overview of this subject.
http://www.american.edu/TED/blowfish.htm

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap36.html

» 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

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap40.html

» 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

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap38.html

» 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

» Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin
Pufferfish or Fugu poisoning. Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, and outbreaks.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap39.html

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap37.html

» 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/

http://www.uic.edu/com/er/toxikon/mushroo.htm

» Cyclopeptide-Containing Mushroom Toxicity
Features cause, symptoms, treatment, and possible antidotes.
http://www.uic.edu/com/er/toxikon/mushroo.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/marinetoxins_g.htm

» DBMD - Marine Toxins
Discusses the causes, symptoms, and prevention of several toxins carried by fish and shellfish.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/marinetoxins_g.htm

http://fsrio.nal.usda.gov/document_reslist.php?product_id=128

» Food Safety Research Information Office: Ciguatoxin
Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on the toxin.
http://fsrio.nal.usda.gov/document_reslist.php?product_id=128

http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/hab/habs_toxins/

» 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/

http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/redtide/illness/illness.html

» 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/illness/illness.html

http://www.traveldoctoronline.net/diseases/algae.htm

» Mytraveldoctor: Blue-Green Algae Toxicosis
Describes the occurrence, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease.
http://www.traveldoctoronline.net/diseases/algae.htm

http://www.mv.com/ipusers/dhabolt/dad/mushroom/puffball/puffball4/poisonous.html

» Poisonous Mushrooms
Description of toxic species and the symptoms their toxins produce.
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/dhabolt/dad/mushroom/puffball/puffball4/poisonous.html

http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/ricin/ricin.html

» Ricin Toxin from the Castor Bean Plant
Scientific and medical article on the toxin and its effects.
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/ricin/ricin.html

» The Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) in North America
Images and discussion of toxicity.
http://members.aol.com/basidium/deathcap.html

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/cyanobacteria/en/

» 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/diseases/cyanobacteria/en/

http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic/pfiest.html

» 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

» eMedicine - Toxicity, Mushrooms
Article by Mary E Cataletto, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic874.htm

» eMedicine - Toxicity, Tetrodotoxin
Article by Theodore Benzer, MD, PhD.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic576.htm

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/42387-1.asp

» eMedicine Health - Ricin
Consumer health resource center providing information on the symptoms and treatment of ricin poisoning.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/42387-1.asp