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Abstract
Poisoning from toxins present in bivalve mollusks that have been ingested. Four distinct types of shellfish poisoning are recognized based on the toxin involved.
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Synonyms
27 entry terms
- Poisoning, Shellfish
- Poisonings, Shellfish
- Shellfish Poisonings
- Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning
- Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning
- Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning
- Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
- Amnesic Shellfish Poisonings
- Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisonings
- Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisonings
- Paralytic Shellfish Poisonings
- Poisoning, Amnesic Shellfish
- Poisoning, Diarrhetic Shellfish
- Poisoning, Neurotoxic Shellfish
- Poisoning, Paralytic Shellfish
- Poisonings, Amnesic Shellfish
- Poisonings, Diarrhetic Shellfish
- Poisonings, Neurotoxic Shellfish
- Poisonings, Paralytic Shellfish
- Shellfish Poisoning, Amnesic
- Shellfish Poisoning, Diarrhetic
- Shellfish Poisoning, Neurotoxic
- Shellfish Poisoning, Paralytic
- Shellfish Poisonings, Amnesic
- Shellfish Poisonings, Diarrhetic
- Shellfish Poisonings, Neurotoxic
- Shellfish Poisonings, Paralytic
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Aspects Covered
34 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific shellfish if pertinent
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History Note
2010
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Previous Indexing
- Food Poisoning (1965-2009)
- Shellfish/poisoning (1965-2009)
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WA 700
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Shellfish Poisoning. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057096. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057096
- Shellfish Poisoning. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellfish_poisoning
- Shellfish Poisoning. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q384821