poisoning that can cause respiratory paralysis‚ muscular paralysis and even death. The paralysis is due to a release of a neurotoxin by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum bacteria are typically present in soil‚ but can be present due to improper storage of commercially or home prepared canned food‚ preserves‚ and fermented foods. C. botulinum is rod-shaped and gram-positive (Solomon‚ Lilly 2001). The bacteria cannot be spread from contact with infected persons‚ and rarely can cause negative
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Holly Serna Sharon Eden BIO 186-01 October 27‚ 2011 Clostridium perfringens Clostridium perfringens is not the 24 hour flu although it is often confused with being. It is one of the most wide spread foodborne pathogens in the world‚ commonly referred to as the "food service bug" 1. The type A strain of C. perfringens is caused by a bacterial infection that releases alpha-toxins and is associated with undercooked and improperly handled meats. This type of food poisoning‚ although usually
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uk/togonline 2008;10:75–79 Review Review Nonurological uses of botulinum toxin in gynaecology Authors Akila Anbazhagan / Ralph Roberts Key content: • Botulinum toxin is a powerful neurotoxin which causes temporary flaccid muscle paralysis. • A number of potential gynaecological applications have been described in addition to the well-established uses in urogynaecology. Learning objectives: • To understand how botulinum toxin works. • To learn about the preparations available and their contraindications
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BOTULINUM TOXIN Society is obsessed with the aging process; but‚ aging is inevitable. Staying youthful and beautiful is no longer enough‚ for beauty equates with power and control; those compelling commodities are more influential than anything else society clings too. Botulinum toxin is revered to be the non-surgical remedy for society’s plan for prolonged youthfulness. This toxin is viewed as the best solution for turning back the clock of the aging process. Yet this poison of perfection
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caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii. There are five main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that contain the botulinum toxin. Wound botulism is caused by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum. Infant botulism is caused by consuming the spores of the botulinum bacteria‚ which then grow in the intestines and release toxin. Adult intestinal
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caused by theClostridium botulinum bacterium. When you are dealing with a deadly poison that can be found in food and is a potential terrorist weapon‚ you want the best detection tools you can get. Now‚ researchers in France have demonstrated an improved method to detect the most deadly variant of the botulinum neurotoxin‚ which causes botulism. Their test provides results faster than the standard method and accurately detects even low concentrations of the toxin. Botulinum neurotoxin—one of the deadliest
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household known diseases‚ but it is a rare and very serious illness. Botulinium toxin is one of the most powerful known toxins: about one microgram is lethal to humans. Only about 110 people get it every year in the United States. Since it is rare‚ all forms can be deadly and are considered to be medical emergencies. The cause is a neurotoxin made by a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum). This toxin travels through the blood to attach to the nerves that control muscles. From several
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Health Professions BOTOX‚ Dysport‚ Xeomin (onabotulinumtoxinA‚ BTX-A); BTX-B (Myobloc)‚ BTX‚ BoNT‚ BTX A-G‚ C. Botulinum‚ botulinum toxin; and since 2013‚ BTX-H; These are all terms synonymous or derived from the most dangerous toxin known to humankind‚ Botulism. Botulism is the term used most often to describe the serotypes derived from Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum it ’s purported‚ was first isolated as a bacterium by Belgium bacteriologist Emile Pierre van Ermengem in 1897. Botulism
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HCA 602 – Managerial Epidemiology National University October 2009 Marine Corps Recruit Depot is a Military training Command located in San Diego‚ California. Each month 500 young men are recruited and placed together in Recruit Enlisted quarters for the duration of their 12 weeks basictraining. The marine recruits share common facilities in this berthing such as bathrooms‚ dining area and recreational areas along with their training staff. These Marine recruits also perform very rigid physical
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by eating home-canned foods that are contaminated with the toxin botulin. Botulin is produced by Clostridium botulinum‚ which is the name of a group of bacteria commonly found in soil. The bacteria grow best in low-oxygen conditions. The bacteria form spores that enable them to survive in an inactive state until exposed to conditions that may support their growth (for instance‚ a vegetable). There are seven types of the botulin toxin‚ but only four of the seven types cause illness in humans.
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