But Jones has none of these.
Doctors say all the evidence points to a neurological assault by algae.
The victims' symptoms can include open sores, nausea, memory loss, fatigue, disorientation, and the near-total incapacitation suffered by Jones. Pfiesteria was first discovered in 1991 and has since killed hundreds of millions of fish in North Carolina. State workers have used bulldozers to clear piles of dead menhaden from the beaches. A 1995 outbreak wiped out 14 million fish, temporarily closed parts of the Neuse River, and put 364,000 acres of shellfish beds off limits. Since then, the problem has been spreading.