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  2. Fugu - Wikipedia

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    Pufferfish native to American waters, particularly the genus Spheroides, have also been consumed as a seafood delicacy, sometimes resulting in poisoning incidents. [ 55 ] In South Korea , fugu is known as bok-eo (복어), the seafood delicacy is very popular in southern port cities such as Busan and Changwon .

  3. Ciguatera fish poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Mannitol was once used for poisoning after one study reported symptom reversal. [6] [26] Follow-up studies in animals [27] and case reports in humans [28] also found benefit from mannitol. However, a randomized, double-blind clinical trial found no difference between mannitol and normal saline. [29] Despite this its use may still be considered. [1]

  4. Tetrodotoxin - Wikipedia

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    The trumpet shell Charonia sauliae has been implicated in food poisonings, and evidence suggests it contains a tetrodotoxin derivative. There have been several reported poisonings from mislabelled pufferfish, and at least one report of a fatal episode in Oregon when an individual swallowed a rough-skinned newt Taricha granulosa on a dare. [61]

  5. 8 insanely dangerous foods people actually eat - AOL

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    Watch out for those green sprouts!!They may contain solanine, a very toxic substance.Eating them can cause poisoning. Potato, poisato. 8) Sannakji Sannakji is live octopus that is cut into bite ...

  6. Deadly pufferfish hospitalizes family of 11 - AOL

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    A deadly pufferfish hospitalized an entire family who unintentionally consumed the poisonous fish for dinner. According to Brazil's Globo News, eleven members of the Souza family ate a pufferfish ...

  7. Poisonous fish - Wikipedia

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    Puffer fish are the most poisonous fish in the world. Poisonous fish are fish that are poisonous to eat. They contain toxins which are not destroyed by the digestive systems of animals that eat the fish. [1] Venomous fish also contain toxins, but do not necessarily cause poisoning if they are eaten, since the digestive system often destroys ...

  8. Takifugu - Wikipedia

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    Takifugu, also known by the Japanese name fugu (河豚, lit. "river pig"), is a genus of pufferfish with 25 species, most of which are native to salt and brackish waters of the northwest Pacific, but a few species are found in freshwater in Asia or more widely in the Indo-Pacific region.

  9. Girl, 10, becomes youngest person certified to prepare ... - AOL

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    A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare "fugu" pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed.