Jellyfish (cnidarians) have a worldwide distribution. Despite most being harmless, some
species may cause local and also systemic reactions. Treatment of jellyfish envenomation is …

Jellyfish are ubiquitous animals registering a high and increasing number of contacts with
humans in coastal areas. These encounters result in a multitude of symptoms, ranging from …

While jellyfish are some of the most ancient multicellular organisms on Earth, man only
started to take notice of their impact on human activity and enterprise from about the 1960s …

Magnesium status is highly associated with stress levels, with both stress and
hypomagnesemia potentiating each other's negative effects. Indeed, hypomagnesemia has …

Venoms are complex mixtures of toxic compounds delivered by bite or sting. In humans, the
consequences of envenomation range from self-limiting to lethal. Critical host defence …

Venomous aquatic animals are hazardous to swimmers, surfers, divers, and fishermen. Most
marine exposures are mild, so victims may not seek medical care. These exposures include …

Jellyfish have a worldwide distribution. Their stings can cause different reactions, ranging
from cutaneous, localized, and self-limited to serious systemic or fatal ones, depending on …

Abstract (Carrette TJ, Underwood AH, Seymour JE. Irukandji syndrome: A widely
misunderstood and poorly researched tropical marine envenoming. Diving and Hyperbaric …

The Australian carybdeid jellyfish associated with Irukandji syndrome is Carukia
barnesi,(Barnes' jellyfish). Other Australian carybdeid jellyfish that may be associated with …

Cnidarian envenomations are an important public health problem, responsible for more
deaths than shark attacks annually. For this reason, optimization of first-aid care is essential …