Botulism

Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum
Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap2.html

Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You
Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5567.html

CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response
Examines botulism used as a biological weapon.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/botulism/

DBMD - Botulism
Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/botulism_g.htm

eMedicine - Botulism
An in depth look at botulism which is a paralytic disease caused by the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum and, in rare cases, Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic64.htm

eMedicine - Botulism :
Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic238.htm

Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism
Food safety advisory from the USDA.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Frozen_Fully_Cooked_Products_&_Botulism/index.asp

Infant Botulism
Read an article that explains a disease of infants that is sometimes caused by the ingestion of honey.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1037.html

Infant Botulism
Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/botulism.html

Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program
Official sites for physicians to obtain BabyBIG, an FDA approved orphant drug for treatment of infant botulism type A and B. Also provides parent support forum and medical/clinical information on the disease.
http://www.infantbotulism.org

MayoClinic.com: Honey - Why you shouldn't feed it to infants
Discusses the danger of children less than one year old getting botulism from honey.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism
Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000598.htm

NORD: Botulism
Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Botulism

Virginia Department of Health
Provides a fact sheet for botulism.
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/botuf.htm

WHO: Botulism
Factsheet from the World Health Organization.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs270/en/

Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon
Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. <small>(February 28, 2001)</small>
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/285/8/1059