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botulism Second Edition
Donald Emmeluth, Ed.D. CONSULTING EDITOR
Hilary Babcock, M.D., M.P.H.,
Infectious Diseases Division, Washington University School of Medicine, Medical Director of Occupational Health (Infectious Diseases), Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital FOREWORD BY
David Heymann
World Health Organization
Botulism, Second Edition Copyright © 2010 by Infobase Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, contact: Chelsea House An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Emmeluth, Donald. Botulism / Donald Emmeluth ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David L. Heymann. — 2nd ed. p. cm. — (Deadly diseases and epidemics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-235-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-60413-235-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-4381-3214-3 (e-book) 1. Botulism. I. Title. II. Series. RC143.E46 2010 616.9’315—dc22
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Table of Contents
Foreword
1. Introduction
6 8
2. Historical Perspective
16
3. Causes of Botulism
28
4. Transmission of Botulism
41
5. Diagnosis of Botulism
49
6. Botulism and the Nervous System
59
7. Treating Botulism
71
8. Preventing Botulism
82
9. Concerns for the Future: Botulism and Bioterrorism
92
10. Hopes for the Future
107
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