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botulism
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal illness caused by a toxin , produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum . The disease begins with weakness, trouble seeing, feeling tired , and trouble speaking. This may then be followed by weakness of the arms, ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Clostridium botulinum occurs in the soil and it is the cause of botulism . ▪ It's believed warm weather has led to a build up of botulism bacteria in the canal. ▪ Should the vichyssoise contain a touch of botulism , however, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1878, from German Botulismus (1878), coined in German from Latin botulus "sausage" (see bowel ) + -ismus suffix of action or state (see -ism ). Sickness first traced to eating tainted sausage ( sausage poisoning was an old name for it).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) Poisoning caused by the toxin from ''Clostridium botulinum'', a type of anaerobic bacteria that grows in improperly-prepared food.
Usage examples of botulism.
For example, the Japanese terrorist group Aum Shinrikyo, which was responsible for the release of deadly Sarin gas in the Tokyo subway system in 1995, had previously tried to disperse aerosolized anthrax and botulism throughout Tokyo on several occasions.
However, unlike other possible bioterror agents such as anthrax, botulism, and tularemia, there are no natural stores of smallpox in the soil or animals.
Nor does smallpox have the ability to form spores, the hard shells that protect anthrax and botulism bacteria indefinitely in a state of suspended animation.
There are many parallels between the bacteria that cause anthrax and botulism: Both form spores and come naturally from the soil.
BOTULISM AS A BIOWEAPON A Brief History The use of botulinum toxin as a biological weapon dates back to World War II.
These include botulism, brucellosis, listeriosis, and Vibrio vulnificus.
But they never stopped trying, and some day Tartary, France, or Zanzibar would launch a missile of its own and it would mean nothing less than the end of the world in fire and plague as the rocket trails laced continents together and the bombers rained botulism, radiocobalt, and flasks of tritium with bikinis in their cores.
Agatha Treadway died of botulism, having eaten improperly preserved string beans.
With botulism the danger to the patient came not from the bug itself but from a toxin it released when the cell was broken.
But as you know, botulism is pretty rare and actually very difficult to diagnose.
CDC has been employing a fourth category for the disease, which they term Botulism Classification Undetermined or BCU.
In truth, anyone with a jar of mayo and a source of heat as simple as a match could grow a botulism culture.