<unk>  <unk>  is an illness caused by consumption of<unk>  that contain the marine biotoxin called domoic acid. In mammals, including humans, domoic acid acts as a neurotoxin, causing permanent short-term memory loss, brain damage, and death in severe cases. This toxin is produced naturally by marine diatoms belonging to the genus Pseudo-nitzschia and the species Nitzschia navis-varingica. When accumulated in high concentrations by<unk>  during filter feeding, domoic acid can then be passed on to birds, marine mammals, and humans by consumption of the contaminated<unk> . Although human illness due to domoic acid has only been associated with<unk> , the toxin can bioaccumulate in many marine organisms that consume phytoplankton, such as anchovies and sardines. Intoxication by domoic acid in nonhuman organisms is frequently referred to as domoic acid poisoning.
Amnesic shellfish poisoning
Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
Shellfish poisoning
Ciguatera fish poisoning
Scombroid food poisoning
Organophosphate poisoning