paralytic

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No associated paralytic cases have been recorded so far.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024

There is no antidote to paralytic shellfish poisoning, but treatment involves supportive care and, if necessary, respiratory support.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 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

I said I knew a man in Paris—a very wealthy paralytic, I said—who would pay M. Yoshoto any price at all for the picture.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger