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.

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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