Shellfish poisoning

Shellfish poisoning
Classification and external resources
Specialty	emergency medicine
ICD-10	T61.2
ICD-9-CM	988.0
DiseasesDB	32220
eMedicine	emerg/528

There are four syndromes called shellfish poisoning, which share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve molluscs (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops).^[1] These shellfish are filter feeders and, therefore, accumulate toxins produced by microscopic algae, such as dinoflagellates and diatoms, and cyanobacteria.

Syndromes

The syndromes are:

References

↑ Silver, Mary Wilcox (2006), "Protecting Ourselves from Shellfish Poisoning", American Scientist, 94 (4): 316–325, doi:10.1511/2006.60.316

External links

Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae

History of poison

Inorganic

Metals

Toxic metals	Beryllium Cadmium Lead Mercury Nickel Silver Thallium Tin

Dietary minerals	Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Manganese Selenium Zinc

Metalloids

Arsenic

Nonmetals

Organic

Phosphorus	Pesticides Aluminium phosphide Organophosphates

Nitrogen	Cyanide Nicotine

CHO	alcohol Ethanol Ethylene glycol Methanol Carbon monoxide Oxygen Toluene

Pharmaceutical

Drug overdoses

Nervous	Anticholinesterase Aspirin Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Opioids Paracetamol Tricyclic antidepressants

Cardiovascular	Digoxin Dipyridamole

Vitamin poisoning

Biological¹

Fish / seafood	Ciguatera Haff disease Ichthyoallyeinotoxism Scombroid Shellfish poisoning Amnesic Diarrhetic Neurotoxic Paralytic

Other vertebrates	amphibian venom Batrachotoxin Bombesin Bufotenin Physalaemin birds / quail Coturnism snake venom Alpha-Bungarotoxin Ancrod Batroxobin

Arthropods	Arthropod bites and stings bee sting / bee venom Apamin Melittin scorpion venom Charybdotoxin spider venom Latrotoxin / Latrodectism Loxoscelism tick paralysis

Plants / fungi	Cinchonism Ergotism Lathyrism Locoism Mushrooms Strychnine

¹ including venoms, toxins, foodborne illnesses.

Food safety

Adulterants, food contaminants	3-MCPD Aldicarb Cyanide Formaldehyde Lead poisoning Melamine Mercury in fish Sudan I

Flavorings	Monosodium glutamate (MSG) Salt Sugar High fructose corn syrup

Microorganisms	Botulism Campylobacter jejuni Clostridium perfringens Escherichia coli O104:H4 Escherichia coli O157:H7 Hepatitis A Hepatitis E Listeria Norovirus Rotavirus Salmonella

Parasitic infections through food	Anisakiasis Amoebiasis/Amoebic dysentery Cryptosporidiosis Cyclosporiasis Diphyllobothriasis Enterobiasis Fascioliasis Fasciolopsiasis Giardiasis Gnathostomiasis Paragonimiasis Toxoplasmosis Trichinosis Trichuriasis

Pesticides	Chlorpyrifos DDT Lindane Malathion Methamidophos

Preservatives	Benzoic acid Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) Sodium benzoate

Sugar substitutes	Acesulfame potassium Aspartame Saccharin Sodium cyclamate Sorbitol Sucralose

Toxins, poisons, environment pollution	Aflatoxin Arsenic contamination of groundwater Benzene in soft drinks Bisphenol A Mycotoxins Shellfish poisoning dioxin Dieldrin Nonylphenol Diethylstilbestrol

Food contamination incidents	Devon colic 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning 1989 Chilean grape scare 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak 1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak 1999 Sun Orchard salmonellosis outbreak 2005 Indonesia food scare 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks 2007 Vietnam food scare 2008 Canada listeriosis outbreak 2008 Chinese milk scandal 2008 Irish pork crisis 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak 2011 Taiwan food scandal 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak Food safety incidents in China Foodborne illness outbreaks death toll United States ICA meat repackaging controversy Minamata disease StarLink corn recall Toxic oil syndrome 2013 meat adulteration scandal 2013 aflatoxin contamination 2013 Taiwan food scandal 2014 Taiwan food scandal 2015 United States E. coli outbreak

Regulation, standards, watchdogs	Acceptable daily intake E number Food labeling regulations Food libel laws International Food Safety Network ISO 22000 Quality Assurance International

Institutions	International Food Safety Network List of food safety organisations Institute for Food Safety and Health Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Centre for Food Safety European Food Safety Authority

Seafood

Fish	Anchovy Billfish Carp Catfish Cod Eel Flatfish Flounder Herring Mackerel Salmon Sardine Shark Sturgeon Swordfish Tilapia Trout Tuna Whitebait

Shellfish	Abalone Cockles Crab meat Crayfish Geoduck Krill Lobster Mussels Oysters Scallops Shrimp Sea urchins Crustaceans Molluscs

Other seafood	Edible seaweed Jellyfish Marine mammals Octopus Sea cucumber Squid Whale meat Sea vegetables Algae List of seafoods more...

Processed seafood	Caviar Dried fish Canned fish Cod liver oil Cured fish Fermented fish Fish fillet Fish head Fish oil Fish sauce Fish paste Fish steak Fish stock Lutefisk Salted fish Shark liver oil Shrimp paste Smoked fish Stockfish Surimi Roe more...

Seafood dishes	List of seafood dishes List of crab dishes List of fish dishes Bisque Chowder Fish and chips Fish pie Fish soup Fried fish Raw fish Seafood boil Shark fin soup Sushi more...

Health hazards	Ciguatera Fish diseases and parasites Mercury in fish Metagonimiasis Scombroid food poisoning Shellfish poisoning

Advisory services	Seafood mislabelling Sustainable seafood Sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification

Animal welfare	Declawing of crabs Eyestalk ablation Eating live seafood Live fish trade Pain in fish Pain in crustaceans Shark finning

Related topics	Fish preservation Fish processing Gathering seafood by hand History of seafood History of sushi List of seafood companies Raw bar Salmon cannery Seafood restaurant Umami

Authority control	NDL: 01085140

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Shellfish poisoning

Syndromes

See also

References

External links