steiner@bgsuvax.UUCP (Ray Steiner) (01/09/90)
My wife is now recovering from a strange disease she contracted in Hawaii in 1986 when she was struck in the face by a Malolo(Hawaiian flying fish). The fish had gotten in her mouth and caused an infection in the sockets of the teeth that the fish had loosened. We would like an answer to the following: A professional diver recently told us that when a flying fish is frightened it often emits a sort of powder which is quite toxic to man. Is this true? If so, what sort of symptoms can ingesting this toxin produce? It could well be that my wife had some of this powder trapped in her tooth sockets and that this also contributed to her illness. Ray Steiner@andy.bgsu.edu -- steiner@andy.bgsu.edu