The Causes, Types and Treatments of Botulism (775 words, 5 pages)
Botulism is the ingestion of a potential life-threatening neurotoxinproduced by the bacterial pathogen, Clostridium Botulinum. Botulism occurswhen Clostridium Botulinum active bacteria or spores enter the body viaconsuming food poorly packaged in cans or other containers, not cookedthoroughly, or washed carefully-for fruits and vegetables. There are fivedifferent forms of botulism foodborne ...
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