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.