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Fish allergy frequency estimated at ~1.5% (self-reported, developed world) [1][2][3] Fish allergy is an immune hypersensitivity to proteins found in fish. Symptoms can be either rapid or gradual in onset. The latter can take hours to days to appear. The former may include anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening condition which requires ...
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of several South American catfish species of family Pimelodidae.The species are known by a number of different common names.They typically inhabit major rivers where they prefer the main channels and tend to stay at maximum depth, but some species can also be seen in lakes, flooded forests, and other freshwater habitats.
Causes. Autoimmune diseases, hyperlipidemia, poisons, drug abuse. Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin. [1] The discoloration is caused by reduction in blood flow (ischemia) through the arterioles that supply the cutaneous ...
Edwardsiella ictaluri (also known as enteric septicaemia of catfish, hole in the head disease[2] and ESC) is a member of the family Hafniaceae. The bacterium is a short, gram negative, pleomorphic rod with flagella. It causes the disease enteric septicaemia of catfish (ESC), which infects a variety of fish species (including many catfish ...
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes / s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to ...
It is one of four species in the genus Ariopsis. [ 3 ] The common name, hardhead catfish, is derived from the presence of a hard, bony plate extending rearward toward the dorsal fin from a line between the catfish's eyes. [ 4 ] It is an elongated marine catfish that reaches up to 28 in (70 cm) in length and 12 lb (5.5 kg) in weight. [ 5 ]
Dogger Bank itch. Dogger Bank itch is a cutaneous condition characterized by a long-lasting dermatitis caused by exposure to the sea chervil, Alcyonidium diaphanum, a bryozoan. [ 1] The disease, common in fishermen who work in the North Sea, has been recognized by the Danish Workman's Compensation Act since 1939.
Tachysurus sagor (Hamilton, 1822) Hexanematichthys sagor, the Sagor catfish, Sagor sea catfish, Sunda sea-catfish, marine catfish or dusky catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus. [1] It inhabits estuaries and freshwater bodies in ...