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Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum Description: Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks. (vm.cfsan.fda.gov) |
Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon Description: Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. (jama.ama-assn.org) |
Botulism - NIAID Factsheet Description: Includes cause, prevention, risks, and treatment. (niaid.nih.gov) |
Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You Description: Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject. (ohioline.osu.edu) |
CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response Description: Examines botulism used as a biological weapon. (bt.cdc.gov) |
DBMD - Botulism Description: Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention. (cdc.gov) |
eMedicine - Botulism Description: 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.com) |
eMedicine - Botulism : Description: Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD. (emedicine.com) |
Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism Description: Food safety advisory from the USDA. (fsis.usda.gov) |
Health Canada - Emergency Preparedness - Botuliism Description: Factsheet on the disease. (hc-sc.gc.ca) |
Infant Botulism Description: Read an article that explains a disease of infants that is sometimes caused by the ingestion of honey. (drgreene.com) |
Infant Botulism Description: Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention. (kidshealth.org) |
Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program Description: 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. (infantbotulism.org) |
MayoClinic.com: Honey - Why you shouldn't feed it to infants Description: Discusses the danger of children less than one year old getting botulism from honey. (mayoclinic.com) |
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism Description: Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention. (nlm.nih.gov) |
NORD: Botulism Description: Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources. (rarediseases.org) |
The Merck Manual: Botulism Description: Includes types of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. (merck.com) |
Virginia Department of Health Description: Provides a fact sheet for botulism. (vdh.state.va.us) |
WHO: Botulism Description: Factsheet from the World Health Organization. (who.int) |