Botulism (Neuromuscular Junction Diseases)

Botulism Sites:

MayoClinic.com: Honey - Why you shouldn't feed it to infants MayoClinic.com: Honey - Why you shouldn't feed it to infants: Discusses the danger of children less than one year old getting botulism from honey. (Botulism) http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00854 eMedicine - Botulism : eMedicine - Botulism :: Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD. (Botulism) http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic238.htm The Merck Manual: Botulism The Merck Manual: Botulism: Includes types of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. (Botulism) http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section3/chapter28/28d.jsp Infant Botulism Infant Botulism: Read an article that explains a disease of infants that is sometimes caused by the ingestion of honey. (Botulism) http://www.drgreene.com/21_1037.html Virginia Department of Health Virginia Department of Health: Provides a fact sheet for botulism. (Botulism) http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/botuf.htm DBMD - Botulism DBMD - Botulism: Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention. (Botulism) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/botulism_g.htm CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response: Examines botulism used as a biological weapon. (Botulism) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/botulism/ Health Canada - Emergency Preparedness - Botuliism Health Canada - Emergency Preparedness - Botuliism: Factsheet on the disease. (Botulism) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/epr/botulism.html Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum: Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks. (Botulism) http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap2.html Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism: Food safety advisory from the USDA. (Botulism) http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/frozenbot.htm Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You: Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject. (Botulism) http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5567.html Botulism - NIAID Factsheet Botulism - NIAID Factsheet: Includes cause, prevention, risks, and treatment. (Botulism) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/botulism.htm WHO: Botulism WHO: Botulism: Factsheet from the World Health Organization. (Botulism) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/who270/en/ Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon: Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Botulism) http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/285/8/1059 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism: Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention. (Botulism) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000598.htm eMedicine - Botulism eMedicine - Botulism: An in depth look at botulism which is a paralytic disease caused by the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum and, in rare cases, Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii. (Botulism) http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic64.htm NORD: Botulism NORD: Botulism: Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources. (Botulism) http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Botulism Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program: Official sites for physicians to obtain BabyBIG, an FDA approved orphant drug for treatment of infant botulism type A and B. Also provides parent support forum and medical/clinical information on the disease. (Botulism) http://www.infantbotulism.org