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Botulism Learning Center
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Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. The bacteria may enter the body through wounds, or they may live in improperly canned or preserved food.
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Botulism is an acute, progressive condition caused by botulinum toxin, a natural poison produced by the spore-forming bacteria Clostridium botulinum . Exposure to the botulinum toxin usually occurs from eating contaminated food although, in infant...
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Botulism is a neuroparalytic disease caused by the potent toxin of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. There are three main types of botulism: foodborne botulism, infant botulism, and wound botulism.
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Botulism is caused by botulinum toxin, a natural poison produced by certain bacteria in the Clostridium genus. Exposure to the botulinum toxin occurs mostly from eating contaminated food, or in infants, from certain clostridia growing in the intes...
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Botulism is a rare disease that occurs in four forms: food-borne botulism (the most common form); infant botulism (sometimes associated with honey); an adult form of infant botulism; and wound infection botulism. Botulism is caused by botulinum ne...
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