U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
NCBI/NLM/NIH Glossary
- botulism
- A disease caused by potent protein neurotoxins produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. Characteristics include abdominal pain, vomiting, motor disturbances, and visual difficulties. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classify botulism into four types: (1) food-borne; (2) infant; (3) wound; and (4) indeterminate