Botulism Neuromuscular Junction Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Neurological Disorders
Botulism Neuromuscular Junction Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Neurological Disorders
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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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.
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Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon - Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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NORD: Botulism - Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
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Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism - Food safety advisory from the USDA.
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Infant Botulism - Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention.
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CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response - Examines botulism used as a biological weapon.
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Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You - Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject.
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Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum - Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.
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WHO: Botulism - Factsheet from the World Health Organization.
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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.
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eMedicine - Botulism : - Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD.
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Virginia Department of Health - Provides a fact sheet for botulism.
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism - Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
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DBMD - Botulism - Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.
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