Botulism - created from Mind Map

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Caused by Clostridium Botulinum

Endospore former

Gram Positive Rod

3 types of toxin

Treatment: Inoculate mice with sample serum

Obligate anaerobe

Ingesting does not cause harm

In this environment produces exotoxin

Toxin( called botulinal toxin/ known as food poisoning

Can be destroyed by boiling/ does not form in acidic foods

Cause Flaccid Paralysis for 1 to 10 days

Cardiac respiratory failure ( main cause of death)

By blocking acetycholine

A is most virulent (60-70%) Mortality

B is 25% Mortality

E Found in salt water (Seafood)

Stool, vomit, and immunize with antitoxins

Treat with supportive care/ this regenerate nerve endings

Does antibiotic works? No, because botulism occurs not from ingestion rather by intoxification.

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