Pfiesteria - Info on Pfiesteria Symptom, Causes & Treatment

What is Pfiesteria ?

Pfiesteria is a very common type of skin disorders but is very dangerous also. Pfiesteria is a newly discovered dinoflagellate with a complicated life cycle of at least 24 life stages. In a few of those stages it can produce a poison that attacks fish. It has been associated with "fish kills" in the Neuse River in North Carolina and the Pocomoke River in Maryland and Virginia. It is not associated with a significant discoloration of the water.

Pfiesteria is a micro-organism generated disease dinoflagellate, a microscopic organism that sometimes behaves like a plant and sometimes like an animal. When dinoflagellates reproduce to huge numbers they can cause a discoloration of the water, often referred to as a "red tide." Most red tides do not harm humans or fish, however they can cause a nuisance when they die and reduce the oxygen in the water which can result in fish dying. Red tides occur commonly in Virginia waters, but the kind that are dangerous to humans have never been identified here.

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What are the causes of Pfiesteria ?

The cause of the Pfiesteria is unknown.

What are the symptoms of Pfiesteria ?

There are no specified symptoms for this disease as it is not cleared that it causes any type of harmfull effect on humans yet following are some of the symptoms usually :

• eye irritation and long-term vision problems
• respiratory problems
• kidney and liver problems
• immune system problems
• nausea
• short term memory loss, disorientation, confusion, and general "mental fogginess"
• impairment of brain power and motor skills
• skin lesions, rashes, and irritation
• headaches
• irritability and/or mood swings

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