paralytic illness that is caused by botulinum toxin(potentially deadly neurotoxin) which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin can enter the body in 3 main ways: by the ingestion of the toxin from eating foods that contain the botulism toxin (food borne botulism)‚ by the contamination of a wound by the bacterium in which the toxin is produced (wound botulism) and Infant botulism which is caused by consuming the spores of the botulinum bacteria‚ which then grow in the
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Botulism Botulism is a bacterial disease most often linked to un-sterile canned foods. It can be rather serious‚ as it has the potential to paralyze the respiratory system and thus cause death. The bacterium is named Clostridium Botulinum‚ it is a gram-positive and anaerobic pathogen. The morphology consists of rod shaped spores. The toxin is widely used in cosmetic injections‚ also known as Botox‚ to decrease wrinkles in the skin. Though Botulism is mainly linked to canned foods
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Botulinum neurotoxin A‚ (BoNT-A)‚ commonly known as Botox‚ is a type of neurotoxin that targets the neuromuscular junction (Merchand-Pauvert‚ V.‚ Aymard‚ C.‚ Giboin‚ L.‚ Dominici‚ F.‚ Rossi‚ A.‚ & Mazzocchino‚ R. (2012)). The neurotoxin is produced by an anaerobic bacterium of the Clostridium protein that is very famous and commonly known as it is used for cosmetic purposes such as smoothening wrinkles on our faces‚ migraines and so on. Botulinum neurotoxin A is so successful
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appealing as compared to traditional bagoong. -was an offshoot of a study titled “Preparation of Dried Products from Fish Paste (Bagoong Cubes)” -the product has a longer shelf-life -the technology eliminates the problem of toxin production by Clostridium botulinum due to anaerobic and watercontent of the traditional bagoong. -the absence of anaerobic bacteria makes it a safer food additive. -to identify the best fish species for bagoong cubes -to investigate the optimum fermentation period for bagoong
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The impact of C- difficile on today’s nursing home patients. Clostridium difficlie ( C-Diff) is a bacterium that is related to the bacterium that causes tetanus and botulism. The C difficile bacterium has two forms‚ an active infectious form that that cannot survive in the environment for prolonged periods and a non active "non infectious" form called a spore‚ that can survive in the environment for prolonged periods. Although spores cannot cause infection directly‚ when they are ingested they transform
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Clostridium Difficile Bacterial Information and Culture Clostridium difficile‚ commonly known as C. diff‚ is a spore-forming‚ gram-positive‚ anaerobic bacillus (The Mayo Clinic). Although the active bacteria are gram-positive‚ the spores are gram-negative (Horridge‚ et al). Culture of c-diff is performed at normal human body temp‚ on a blood agar (Nadan). After 48 hours of incubation‚ isolates resembling C. diff are anaerobically subcultured on a fastidious anaerobe agar. After the final culture
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Clostridium difficile is treated with oral Metronidazole or Vancomycin for 10-14 days. Metronidazole is preferred over Vancomycin for the treatment of mild C. difficile infection in children due to its lower cost and comparable effectiveness. Treatment of reactive
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Abstract Tetanus isn’t quite the same as alternate irresistible sicknesses of youth‚ in that it is not went from individual to individual and we can’t depend on the group resistance of the populace to ensure us. The bacterium Clostridium tetani can be found in soil‚ dust or in the fecal matter of creatures. It enters the body through an open injury and‚ as patients will probably look for medicinal consideration and get viable injury purging of genuine or extensive injuries‚ it tends frequently
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caused by theClostridium botulinum bacterium. When you are dealing with a deadly poison that can be found in food and is a potential terrorist weapon‚ you want the best detection tools you can get. Now‚ researchers in France have demonstrated an improved method to detect the most deadly variant of the botulinum neurotoxin‚ which causes botulism. Their test provides results faster than the standard method and accurately detects even low concentrations of the toxin. Botulinum neurotoxin—one of the deadliest
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illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii. There are five main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that contain the botulinum toxin. Wound botulism is caused by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum. Infant botulism is caused by consuming the spores of the botulinum bacteria‚ which then grow in the intestines and release toxin.
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