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From: steiner@bgsuvax.UUCP (Ray Steiner)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.med
Subject: Flying fishes
Keywords: Possible toxins associated with them
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Date: 8 Jan 90 17:55:18 GMT
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Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
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My wife is now recovering from a strange disease she
contracted in Hawaii in 1986 when she was struck in
the face by a Malolo(Hawaiian flying fish). The fish
had gotten in her mouth and caused an infection in
the sockets of the teeth that the fish had loosened.
We would like an answer to the following: A professional
diver recently told us that when a flying fish is frightened
it often emits a sort of powder which is quite toxic to man.
Is this true? If so, what sort of symptoms can ingesting
this toxin produce? It could well be that my wife had some
of this powder trapped in her tooth sockets and that this
also contributed to her illness. 
Ray Steiner@andy.bgsu.edu

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