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Red tide is not generally dangerous but can cause certain respitory irritation in some people such as surfers and ocean swimmers who breathe the air close to the surface of the water. If you're just swimming in it, it can make you mighty uncomfortable but it usually won't cause you grave harm. Eating shellfish harvested during a Harmful Algal Bloom infestation is a different story--people have died from doing that.

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