paralytic
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Early symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning include tingling of the lips and tongue that could start anywhere from a few minutes to hours after eating toxic shellfish.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
No associated paralytic cases have been recorded so far.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
"We find paralytic shellfish toxins in our shellfish pretty much year-round at this point."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
There’s all sorts of interpretations about what actually happens after the paralytic.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2024
She rose and hobbled to me on her paralytic legs and kissed me.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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