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Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Neurological_Disorders: Peripheral_Nervous_System: Neuromuscular_Junction_Diseases: Botulism

See also:

Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum
Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.

Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You
Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject.

CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response
Examines botulism used as a biological weapon.

DBMD - Botulism
Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

eMedicine - Botulism
An in depth look at botulism which is a paralytic disease caused by the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum and, in rare cases, Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii.

eMedicine - Botulism :
Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD.

Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism
Food safety advisory from the USDA.

Infant Botulism
Read an article that explains a disease of infants that is sometimes caused by the ingestion of honey.

Infant Botulism
Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention.

Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program
Official sites for physicians to obtain BabyBIG, an FDA approved orphant drug for treatment of infant botulism type A and B. Also provides parent support forum and medical/clinical information on the disease.

MayoClinic.com: Honey - Why you shouldn't feed it to infants
Discusses the danger of children less than one year old getting botulism from honey.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism
Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.

The Merck Manual: Botulism
Includes types of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

NORD: Botulism
Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.

Virginia Department of Health
Provides a fact sheet for botulism.

WHO: Botulism
Factsheet from the World Health Organization.

Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon
Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. (February 28, 2001)

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