Diseases

Botulism

A disease caused by potent protein NEUROTOXINS produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM which interfere with the presynaptic release of ACETYLCHOLINE at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. Clinical features include abdominal pain, vomiting, acute PARALYSIS (including respiratory paralysis), blurred vision, and DIPLOPIA. Botulism may be classified into several subtypes (e.g., food-borne, infant, wound, and others). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1208)

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A disease caused by potent protein NEUROTOXINS produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM which interfere with the presynaptic release of ACETYLCHOLINE at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. Clinical features include abdominal pain, vomiting, acute PARALYSIS (including respiratory paralysis), blurred vision, and DIPLOPIA. Botulism may be classified into several subtypes (e.g., food-borne, infant, wound, and others). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1208)

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18 entry terms
  • Botulism, Toxico-Infectious
  • Clostridium botulinum Infection
  • Toxico-Infectious Botulism
  • Botulism, Toxico Infectious
  • Clostridium botulinum Infections
  • Infection, Clostridium botulinum
  • Toxico Infectious Botulism
  • Botulism, Infantile
  • Foodborne Botulism
  • Infant Botulism
  • Wound Botulism
  • Botulism, Foodborne
  • Botulism, Infant
  • Botulism, Wound
  • Foodborne Botulisms
  • Infant Botulisms
  • Infantile Botulism
  • Wound Botulisms

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with specific Clostridium botulinum type (IM) if pertinent

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  1. C01w.150.252w.410.222.151w
  2. C10w.668w.758w.200w
  3. C10w.720.150w
  4. C25.723.415w.151w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Botulism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001906. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001906
  2. Botulism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism
  3. Botulism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154865