释义 |
ciguatera /ˌsɪɡwəˈtɛːrə /noun [mass noun]Poisoning by neurotoxins as a result of eating the flesh of tropical marine fish that carries a toxic dinoflagellate.- This is caused by Gambierdiscus toxicus, division (or phylum) Dinophyta.
However, a few species, such as the blue parrotfish and one Indo-Pacific species, have caused ciguatera in humans....- Seafood ingestion syndromes such as diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, ciguatera poisoning, and scombroid poisoning also can cause diarrhea in travelers.
- Each year, ciguatera poisoning accounts for several thousand illnesses in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and Florida.
Origin Mid 19th century: from American Spanish, from cigua 'sea snail'. |