Directory of Botulism Resources

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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).

Resources in This Category

• Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum

  http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/CausesOfIllnessBadBugBook/ucm070000.htm
  Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.

• Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon

  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=193600
  Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

• Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You

  http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5567-11
  Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject.

• CDC - Botulism

  http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/botulism/
  Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

• Clostridium botulinum

  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/foodborne-illness-and-disease/clostridium-botulinum/ct_index
  Factsheet from the USDA-FSIS.

• eMedicine - Botulism

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/829125-overview
  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 :

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/213311-overview
  Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD.

• Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism

  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/foodborne-illness-and-disease/frozen-fully-cooked-products-and-botulism/CT_Index
  Food safety advisory from the USDA.

• Infant Botulism

  http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/botulism.html
  Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention.

• Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program

  http://www.infantbotulism.org/
  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.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000598.htm
  Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.

• NHS Choices: Botulism

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Botulism/
  Provides information on this rare but potentially fatal infection. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, safety and prevention.

• NORD: Botulism

  http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Botulism
  Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.

• The Merck Manual: Botulism

  http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/anaerobic_bacteria/botulism.html
  Includes types of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

• Virginia Department of Health: Botulism

  http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-preparedness/emergency-preparedness/agents-diseases-threats/biological-agents/botulism/
  Provides a fact sheet for botulism.

• WHO: Botulism

  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs270/en/
  Factsheet from the World Health Organization.

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