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Botulism Facts for Health Care Providers

Information and guidance for clinicians can be found on the Botulism Clinical Guidance site. [Pg.397]

Toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum, an encapsulated, anaerobe, grampositive, spore-forming, rod-shaped (bacillus) bacterium [Pg.397]

Botulism is a neuroparalytic (muscle-paralyzing) disease. There are three forms of naturally occurring botulism  [Pg.397]

Caused by ingestion of C. botulinum which produces toxin in the intestinal tract [Pg.397]

Caused by wound infection with C. botulinum that secretes the toxin [Pg.397]

APPENDIX 12 Botulism Facts for Health Care Providers... [Pg.397]



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