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San Diego saw a cluster of four wound botulism cases in 2017 and five in 2010.
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For instance, bacteria that cause cholera, botulism, and dysentery all do so with the help of toxins encoded by prophage.
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Higher air temperatures could increase cases of foodborne botulism if foods are not properly prepared and stored in a way that prevents them from spoiling.
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But untreated botulism poisoning shuts down the nervous system, including the regulation of breathing.
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Sensible people, however, will see this move as a man who fingerpaints with botulism.
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American citizens have been barred from visiting North Korea apart from special circumstances since college student Otto Warmbier, who was detained by North Korean officials and then released back to the U.S. with botulism, died in June.
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The proper treatment for botulism is an antitoxin, not a sleeping pill.
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Slurred speech, drooping eyelids, double vision, dry mouth and muscle weakness are among botulism's symptoms.
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First Known Use of botulism
1896
BOTULISM Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of botulism for English Language Learners
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: a serious illness that is caused by eating food that has not been preserved correctly and that is filled with bacteria
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medical Definition of botulism
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