Botulism

Abstract

The article describes the botulism bacilli and botulinus toxin, the conditions under which they flourish and symptoms of botulism. It emphasizes that the toxin is destroyed by heating to boiling for a few minutes, that home-canned foodstuffs and poached fish are the predominant sources of botulinus toxin and that botulism is insidious, in that it rarely changes the appearance, taste or smell of food. Most symptoms are common to other types of poisoning, particularly alcoholic. Double vision and disruption of swallowing are signs for immediately seeing a doctor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014054

Entities

People

  • I. V. Seppi

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Botulism
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Fish
  • Food
  • Food Poisoning
  • Fungi
  • Health Services
  • Human Body
  • Nervous System
  • Poisoning
  • Statistics

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