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    Pufferfish: Common Name: Scientific Name: Type Diet Size Size

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    Pufferfish, also known as blowfish, have the ability to rapidly ingest water and air to inflate their bodies when threatened by predators. They contain a lethal toxin called tetrodotoxin that is up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. While the meat of some pufferfish is considered a delicacy in Japan, called fugu, preparation requires a licensed chef to avoid the toxin, which can still cause deaths annually from improper preparation. Symptoms of pufferfish poisoning include numbness, tingling, paralysis and respiratory failure that require immediate medical care.

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    Pufferfish, also known as blowfish, have the ability to rapidly ingest water and air to inflate their bodies when threatened by predators. They contain a lethal toxin called tetrodotoxin that is up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. While the meat of some pufferfish is considered a delicacy in Japan, called fugu, preparation requires a licensed chef to avoid the toxin, which can still cause deaths annually from improper preparation. Symptoms of pufferfish poisoning include numbness, tingling, paralysis and respiratory failure that require immediate medical care.

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    Pufferfish, also known as blowfish, have the ability to rapidly ingest water and air to inflate their bodies when threatened by predators. They contain a lethal toxin called tetrodotoxin that is up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. While the meat of some pufferfish is considered a delicacy in Japan, called fugu, preparation requires a licensed chef to avoid the toxin, which can still cause deaths annually from improper preparation. Symptoms of pufferfish poisoning include numbness, tingling, paralysis and respiratory failure that require immediate medical care.

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    Pufferfish: Common Name: Scientific Name: Type Diet Size Size

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    Pufferfish, also known as blowfish, have the ability to rapidly ingest water and air to inflate their bodies when threatened by predators. They contain a lethal toxin called tetrodotoxin that is up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. While the meat of some pufferfish is considered a delicacy in Japan, called fugu, preparation requires a licensed chef to avoid the toxin, which can still cause deaths annually from improper preparation. Symptoms of pufferfish poisoning include numbness, tingling, paralysis and respiratory failure that require immediate medical care.

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    Pufferfish

    COMMON NAME:​ Pufferfish


    SCIENTIFIC NAME:​ Tetraodontidae
    TYPE​: Fish
    DIET​: Carnivore
    SIZE​: Up to 3 feet
    SIZE​ ​RELATIVE TO A TEACUP

    Biologists think pufferfish, also known as blowfish, developed their famous


    “inflatability” because their slow, somewhat clumsy swimming style makes them
    vulnerable to predators. In lieu of escape, pufferfish use their highly elastic
    stomachs and the ability to quickly ingest huge amounts of water (and even air
    when necessary) to turn themselves into a virtually inedible ball several times their
    normal size. Some species also have spines on their skin to make them even less
    palatable.

    Toxicity
    A predator that manages to snag a puffer before it inflates won’t feel lucky for
    long. Almost all pufferfish contain tetrodotoxin, a substance that makes them foul
    tasting and often lethal to fish. To humans, tetrodotoxin is deadly, up to 1,200
    times more poisonous than cyanide. There is enough toxin in one pufferfish to kill
    30 adult humans, and there is no known antidote.

    As Food
    Amazingly, the meat of some pufferfish is considered a delicacy. Called fugu in
    Japan, it is extremely expensive and only prepared by trained, licensed chefs who
    know that one bad cut means almost certain death for a customer. In fact, many
    such deaths occur annually.
    Pufferfish Poisoning Overview
    The poison found in pufferfish, blowfish, balloon fish, toads, sunfish, porcupine
    fish, toadfish, globefish, and swellfish is a tetrodotoxin. This is ​one of the most
    toxic poisons found in nature. ​Most people who eat pufferfish do so intentionally;
    pufferfish are considered an Asian delicacy, served in some types of sushi and
    sashimi. Unless the chef is specially trained to cut the meat in a particular fashion,
    the dish may contain a large amount of the toxin. Pufferfish poisoning is similar to
    paralytic shellfish poisoning.

    Pufferfish Poisoning Symptoms

    ● Symptoms generally occur 10-45 minutes after eating the pufferfish poison
    and begin with ​numbness​ and ​tingling​ ​around the mouth,​ ​salivation, nausea,
    and vomiting.
    ● Symptoms may progress to ​paralysis, loss of consciousness, and respiratory
    failure and can lead to death.

    Pufferfish Poisoning Treatment

    ● Vomiting should be induced if the poisoned person is awake and alert and
    has eaten the fish within 3 hours.
    ● The person may become paralyzed. Artificial respirations may keep the
    person alive until medical attention in a hospital's emergency department is
    possible.
    ● Rapidly turn the person onto his or her side if vomiting occurs.

    When to Seek Medical Care


    - Seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
    NAME​ : ​Yahye Abukar Abdulle

    IDNo​. : ​B4MD226

    UNIVERSITY​ : ​Somali National University

    COURSE​ : ​Pharmacology

    LECTURER​ : ​Dr. Ali Jimale mohamed

    ASSIGNMENT​: ​Natural toxin ( pufferfish)

    Date of submission​ : ​07/05/2020

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