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Fish Gallbladders
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Hepatotoxic and Nephrotoxic
also seen from Snake and Chicken bile juices |
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Ciguatera Poisoning
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most common ichthyosarcotoxism
Dinoflagellate toxins accumulates up the food chain numb, hot/cold, vomit, diarrhea, ache --- you don't die, but you'll feel like death |
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Tetrodotoxin Poisoning
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Puffer Fish
Fugu Fish California Newt, Blue-ringed octopus - and more!! Hits Gonads and Liver Blocks Na channels --> decrease muscle responsiveness |
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Scombroid Poisoning
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*hazard for those that deal with fish-eaters (ie, handling lots of fish that froze, thawed, etc...)
Histidine turns to Histamine -- Histamine Tox = sweat, nausea, diarrhea |
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(Paralytic) Shellfish Poisoning
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Saxitoxin, Brevetoxins, Domoic Acid
Red Tides --> shellfish Paralytic, Neurotoxic, Diarrhetic, Amnesiatic |
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Blister Beetles
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feed on Alfalfa -- become part of alfalfa hay
HORSES very susceptible Cantharidin - vesicant - in GI, out kidney peracute death from shock - or just colic, ulceration, weakness, dehydration, etc... |
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Fireflies
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Lucibufagins - cardiotoxic to reptiles and amphibians
head-shaking....and death |
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Tent Caterpillars
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Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome
Toxin in Caterpillar Skin (not present on lab-raised caterpillars) |
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Lactrodectus mactans
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Black Widow Spider
only female toxic neurotoxin - alpha-latrotoxin muscle fasciculation rigidity, ascending paralysis Supportive Care, CaGluconate for muscles Antivenin for severely affected |
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Loxosceles
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Brown Recluse Spiders
Dark marking on dorsal cephalothorax that resembles a violin Venom- Sphingomyelase causes Dermal Necrosis |
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Bufo Toads
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Bufotoxins
Cardiotoxic Salivation, Hypotension, Hyperkalemia, Weak, Ataxic, Collapse, Seizure, Coma |
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Bufotoxin Treatment
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Copious Copious Copious Copious amounts of H2O
then head to the vet! |
