"Botulism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disease caused by potent protein NEUROTOXINS produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM which interfere with the presynaptic release of ACETYLCHOLINE at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. Clinical features include abdominal pain, vomiting, acute PARALYSIS (including respiratory paralysis), blurred vision, and DIPLOPIA. Botulism may be classified into several subtypes (e.g., food-borne, infant, wound, and others). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1208)
| Descriptor ID |
D001906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.151 C10.668.758.200 C10.720.150 C25.723.415.151
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| Concept/Terms |
Botulism- Botulism
- Toxico-Infectious Botulism
- Toxico Infectious Botulism
- Botulism, Toxico-Infectious
- Botulism, Toxico Infectious
- Clostridium botulinum Infection
- Clostridium botulinum Infections
- Infection, Clostridium botulinum
Botulism, Infantile- Botulism, Infantile
- Infantile Botulism
- Infant Botulism
- Botulism, Infant
- Infant Botulisms
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Botulism" by people in Profiles.
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Black Tar Heroin Skin Popping as a Cause of Wound Botulism. Neurocrit Care. 2017 Dec; 27(3):415-419.
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Rapid immune responses to a botulinum neurotoxin Hc subunit vaccine through in vivo targeting to antigen-presenting cells. Infect Immun. 2011 Aug; 79(8):3388-96.
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A taste of honey. J Paediatr Child Health. 2000 Dec; 36(6):596-7.
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Cluster of wound botulism in California: clinical, electrophysiologic, and pathologic study. Muscle Nerve. 1997 Oct; 20(10):1284-95.
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In vitro microelectrode study of neuromuscular transmission in a case of botulism. Muscle Nerve. 1992 Mar; 15(3):273-6.