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Neuromuscular Junction Diseases
Botulism
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Botulism is a neuromuscular (paralytic) disease cause by a bacterial toxin acting in the intestine (enterotoxin) and causing neuromuscular poisoning (resulting from clostridium botulinum toxin).
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NORD: Botulism
- Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
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.
WHO: Botulism
- Factsheet from the World Health Organization.
NHS Choices: Botulism
- Provides information on this rare but potentially fatal infection. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, safety 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.
Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum
- Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.
CDC - Botulism
- Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.
The Merck Manual: Botulism
- Includes types of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
Clostridium botulinum
- Factsheet from the USDA-FSIS.
Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism
- Food safety advisory from the USDA.
Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon
- Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Infant Botulism
- Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism
- Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You
- Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject.
Virginia Department of Health: Botulism
- Provides a fact sheet for botulism.
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