Botox is a neurotoxin, a poison made by bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. It can cause a deadly reaction called botulism if you eat it in spoiled food because it blocks signals from your nerves and paralyzes your muscles. But it's safe because the toxin isn't digested in your stomach...
Once diagnosed, affected people are treated with botulism antitoxin. Who's at Risk for Botulism? Botulism is a threat to everyone, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only about 110 cases are reported each year in the United States. The vast majority of ...
Myasthenia Gravis is an acquired autoimmune disorder caused by a neuromuscular transmission defect which is clinically characterized by fluctuating weakness of voluntary muscles and fatigability. It can be diagnosed by clinical features, clinical, pharmacological and electrophysiological tests and serological ev...
Botulism, Salmonella and Shigella causes symptoms 24 hours after food intake. The incubation period of these bacteria infection is 24 to 72 hours. The infection may cause bacterial spread through blood to other organs. Infection if not treated with antibiotics may result in ...
Once diagnosed, affected people are treated with botulism antitoxin. Who's at Risk for Botulism? Botulism is a threat to everyone, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only about 110 cases are reported each year in the United States. The vast majority of ...
are reportable. For example, infant botulism is both reportable and notifiable whereasC. sakazakiiinfection is only reportable in Minnesota, hence it is not notifiable. This absence of data means that the incident rate of infantC. sakazakiiinfection is largely u...
Include how it is typically 1. Describe 2 methods of viral infection. 2. How can a virus be helpful to its host? Describe a host and clinical signs of a ranavirus infection, and how can this infection be diagnosed with a molecular tool. Some parasites can cause...
Prompt isolation of patients in whom CDI is suspected or diagnosed is a key step in prevention; however, APIC does not recommend isolating asymptomatic carriers. Private rooms with bathrooms are ideal, but APIC acknowledges the difficulty that isolation can pose for some healthcare settings. Cohort...
Infant botulism: a review of two cases reported in 2008 from El Paso, Texas Provisional surveillance summary of the West Nile virus epidemic--United States, January-November, 2002. Dead crow reports and location of human West Nile virus cases, Chicago, 2002 (3.) Sonenstein FL et al., Chan...