title: Diseases from fish and shellfish ingestion.
abstract: Fish- and shellfish-acquired diseases are a common but often unrecognized group of food-borne illnesses with considerable epidemiologic importance. They present with a spectrum of gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms, but the history of pertinent ingestion establishes the diagnosis. Treatment is generally supportive, and recovery with minimal or no residua is the rule. State and local health authorities should be notified of all suspected cases because of the frequent occurrence of multiple cases from one source.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005397:Fish Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D057096:Shellfish Poisoning; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005397:Fish Venoms