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Bad Bug Book: Mushroom Toxins Bad Bug Book: Mushroom Toxins: Includes toxic substances and their effects, symptoms, diagnosis, descriptions of some poisonous mushrooms, and outbreaks. (Toxins) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap40.html Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins: Factsheet on algal blooms and their effects on humans through affected fish and shellfish. (Toxins) http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/hab/HABs_Toxins/index.htm Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Features cause, symptoms, and prevention. (Toxins) http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/contagious-disease/comm-disease/factsheet/cddcigua.htm Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin: Pufferfish or Fugu poisoning. Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, and outbreaks. (Toxins) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap39.html Cyclopeptide-Containing Mushroom Toxicity Cyclopeptide-Containing Mushroom Toxicity: Features cause, symptoms, treatment, and possible antidotes. (Toxins) http://www.uic.edu/com/er/toxikon/mushroo.htm American.edu: Blowfish and Trade American.edu: Blowfish and Trade: Outline and overview of this subject. (Toxins) http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/BLOWFISH.HTM eMedicine - Toxicity, Tetrodotoxin eMedicine - Toxicity, Tetrodotoxin: Article by Theodore Benzer, MD, PhD. (Toxins) http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic576.htm Bad Bug Book: Scombrotoxin Bad Bug Book: Scombrotoxin: Caused by the ingestion of foods that contain high levels of histamine. Includes cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks. (Toxins) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap38.html eMedicine Health - Ricin eMedicine Health - Ricin: Consumer health resource center providing information on the symptoms and treatment of ricin poisoning. (Toxins) http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/42387-1.asp The Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) in North America The Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) in North America: Images and discussion of toxicity. (Toxins) http://members.aol.com/basidium/deathcap.html Bad Bug Book: Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins Bad Bug Book: Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins: Caused by consuming shellfish that have accumulated dinoflagellate toxins. Features cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks. (Toxins) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap37.html Cornell University Poisonous Plants Cornell University Poisonous Plants: Searchable database of plants toxic to humans and animals. (Toxins) http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/index.html What You Should Know About Pfiesteria piscicid 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. (Toxins) http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/pfiesteria.htm CDC: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning CDC: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Includes factsheet and publications. (Toxins) http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ciguatera/default.htm eMedicine - Toxicity, Mushrooms eMedicine - Toxicity, Mushrooms: Article by Mary E Cataletto, MD. (Toxins) http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic874.htm Guide to Poisonous and Toxic Plants Guide to Poisonous and Toxic Plants: From the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. (Toxins) http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/PLANT.HTM DBMD - Marine Toxins DBMD - Marine Toxins: Discusses the causes, symptoms, and prevention of several toxins carried by fish and shellfish. (Toxins) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/marinetoxins_g.htm WHO: Water-related diseases - Cyanobacterial Toxins WHO: Water-related diseases - Cyanobacterial Toxins: Includes cause, effects on people, distribution, scope of the problem, and prevention. (Toxins) http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/cyanobacteria/en/ Poisonous Mushrooms Poisonous Mushrooms: Description of toxic species and the symptoms their toxins produce. (Toxins) http://www.mv.com/ipusers/dhabolt/dad/mushroom/puffball/puffball4/poisonous.html Mytraveldoctor: Blue-Green Algae Toxicosis Mytraveldoctor: Blue-Green Algae Toxicosis: Describes the occurrence, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease. (Toxins) http://www.traveldoctoronline.net/diseases/algae.htm Guide to Poisonous Plants Guide to Poisonous Plants: Searchable database from the Colorado State College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. (Toxins) http://www.vth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/ Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System: Plants poisonous to livestock, pets and humans in Canada. Also has links to other poisonous plant resources. (Toxins) http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison Food Safety Research Information Office: Ciguatoxin Food Safety Research Information Office: Ciguatoxin: Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on the toxin. (Toxins) http://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/topics/tpciguatoxin.htm Poisonous Plant Database Poisonous Plant Database: A listing of papers of scientific information about the animal and human toxicology of vascular plants of the world. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. (Toxins) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/plantox.html Scombroid Fish Poisoning Scombroid Fish Poisoning: Includes cause, symptoms, and prevention. (Toxins) http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/contagious-disease/comm-disease/factsheet/cddscomb.htm Index of Poisionous Plants Index of Poisionous Plants: Directory of toxic plants and herbs and their effects. (Toxins) http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/poison.html Bad Bug Book: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning 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. (Toxins) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap36.html Cigua Discuss Cigua Discuss: Discussion board for ciguatera fish poisoning. (Toxins) http://www.cigua.com/education/discuss.asp Ricin Toxin from the Castor Bean Plant Ricin Toxin from the Castor Bean Plant: Scientific and medical article on the toxin and its effects. (Toxins) http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/ricin/ricin.html Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae: Discusses the various fish and shellfish toxicities of humans caused by the animal's ingestion of toxic algae. (Toxins) http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/redtide/illness/illness.html Questions and Answers About Dioxins and Food Safety Questions and Answers About Dioxins and Food Safety: Discussed dioxins in the food chain. (Toxins) http://ific.org/publications/qa/dioxinqa.cfm