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.

Botulism肉毒桿菌中毒 is a rare but very serious kind of food poisoning是一種罕見但非常嚴重的食物中毒 Bacteria called Clostridium botulinum一種叫做肉毒桿菌（Clostridium botulinum）的細菌 can grow in food that has been sealed without air可以在密封、沒有空氣的食物裡生長 badly home-canned vegetables, sometimes preserved meat, old vacuum packs像是沒處理好的自製罐頭蔬菜、有時候是醃肉，或是放太久的真空包裝食品

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.

They make a poison牠們會製造一種毒素 that can paralyse muscles會讓肌肉麻痺 including the ones you need to breathe包括你呼吸需要用到的肌肉 That is why it is a medical emergency這就是為什麼它是醫療急症 not an ordinary stomach upset而不是普通的腸胃不舒服

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.

The name這個名字 comes from Latin botulus, "sausage"來自拉丁文 botulus，意思是「香腸」 because the first cases people studied were in sausages因為人們最早研究的病例就是出現在香腸裡 A tiny, controlled amount of the same poison這種毒素只要用極少、受控制的量 is used as a medicine就可以當作藥物使用 (you may know the brand Botox)（你可能聽過品牌名 Botox） which is a very different story這完全是另一回事 doctors use a measured dose醫生用的是精準量過的劑量 leftover food is not a doctor剩菜可不是醫生

Babies should not be given honey, because of a related risk called infant botulism.

Babies should not be given honey不可以給嬰兒吃蜂蜜 because of a related risk called infant botulism因為有一種相關的風險叫做嬰兒肉毒桿菌中毒