User:Mr. Ibrahem/Ciguatera fish poisoning

low blood pressure may also occur.^[2]

carnivorous fish.^[2] The toxins become more concentrated as they move up the food chain.^[3] The fish most often implicated include barracuda, grouper, moray eel, amberjack, sea bass, and sturgeon.^[2] Diagnosis is based on a person's symptoms together with having recently eaten fish.^[1] If a number of those who eat the same fish develop symptoms the diagnosis becomes more likely.^[1] If some of the fish they had previously eaten is available this can also be tested to confirm the diagnosis.^[1]

reef fish, not eating high-risk fish such as barracuda, and not eating fish liver, roe, or fish heads.^[2] Ciguatoxin has no taste or smell, and cannot be destroyed by conventional cooking.^[2] There is no specific treatment for ciguatera fish poisoning once it occurs.^[2] Mannitol may be considered, but the evidence supporting its use is not very strong.^[1] Gabapentin or amitriptyline may be used to treat some of the symptoms.^[2]

latitudes of 35°N and 35°S.^[2] The risk of the condition appears to be increasing due to coral reef deterioration and increasing trade in seafood.^[2] The risk of death from poisoning is less than 1 in 1,000.^[2] Descriptions of the condition date back to at least 1511.^[3] The current name came into use in 1787.^[3]