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Originally Posted by EmilyB
I spoke with one of the top allergy specialists in Calgary about palytoxin. There is no evidence in the world wide database about palytoxin death except by eating triggerfish.....
Seriously, consider the many people who handle rock and zoos, you'd have had a fellow reefer die by now.
Some people are more allergy prone than others and may be reacting to any of a number of things.
Use caution if you feel a danger. I know people allergic to saltwater.
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Well palytoxin is more of a toxicology issue than an allergy one i think. Many docs don't know about it or dont know much about it. Im not knocking on your doc of course, just saying that it's better to be safe rather than sorry (please excuse the cliche).
besides there are stories of quite a few violent reactions from things ranging from nudibranchs to snails to zoos to blue ring octopuses. Just because one toxin may not kill ya doesnt mean others wont or won't give you a hell of a bad day. about blue rings: some people keep em in tanks. Their toxin (i don't know if it's palytoxin or not) is extremely deadly and can paralyze a full grown man in 5 minutes, kill him in 20. there is no antivenin.
That said, I don't believe in being scared of your tank. just wary and aware. I live by that.