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

“Every paralytic polio case means there are hundreds of children who are silently affected by poliovirus and are potentially carrying and spreading it throughout their communities,” she added.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

After an outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened about 20 people, the Oregon Health Authority is urging people to discard mussels harvested from a stretch of the coast since Saturday.

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

She rose and hobbled to me on her paralytic legs and kissed me.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright