Botulism is commonly associated with ingestion of specific typesof food prepared in a particular manner. What is it about both thefood and preparation that encourages infection?
Botulism is commonly associated with ingestion of specific types
of food prepared in a particular manner. What is it about both the
food and preparation that encourages infection?
Botulism is a lethal disease caused by the infection of a potent neurotoxin which is produced during growth of the C. botulinum bacteria. This neurotoxin is actually known to be the most toxic substances known; even the microscopic amounts of ingestion can cause illness or deaths.When the food is eaten, containing the toxin, it basically disrupts nerve function, causing paralysis
The food:
Botulism was known to be linked primarily to home-canned foods and even now botulism illnesses have been caused due to foods such as unrefrigerated homemade salads, baked potatoes sealed in aluminum foil, even honey which is the primary cause of botulism in infants,sometimes garlic in oil, and most importantly traditionally prepared salted or fermented fish is the prime cause of botulism
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