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Botulism is a rare but very serious kind of food poisoning. Bacteria called Clostridium botulinum can grow in food that has been sealed without air — badly home-canned vegetables, sometimes preserved meat, old vacuum packs. They make a poison that can paralyse muscles, including the ones you need to breathe. That is why it is a medical emergency, not an ordinary stomach upset. The name comes from Latin botulus, “sausage”, because the first cases people studied were in sausages. A tiny, controlled amount of the same poison is used as a medicine (you may know the brand Botox), which is a very different story: doctors use a measured dose; leftover food is not a doctor. Babies should not be given honey, because of a related risk called infant botulism.
組成From German Botulismus, from Latin botulus (“sausage”) — sausages were the first food people tied to the illness — plus -ism (the name of a disease or condition).
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- botulinumthe bacterium that makes the poison
- Botoxa medicine made from a tiny, carefully used amount of the same poison
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botulismnoun/ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/
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medicinepathologysciencesPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
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