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Botulism |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84599 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A rare but serious paralytic illness that is caused by a nerve toxin that is most often produced by Clostridium botulinum, but also rarely by strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii. There are five types of botulism: foodborne, wound, infant, adult intestinal toxemia (adult intestinal colonization), and iatrogenic. |
| code |
C84599 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
A serious bacterial infection caused by botulinum toxin which is produced by Clostridium botulinum. Patients are infected usually by ingestion of contaminated food or wound contamination. It leads to muscle paralysis which may result in respiratory failure. |
| FULL_SYN |
Botulism |
| label |
Botulism |
| Preferred_Name |
Botulism |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84599 |
| prefLabel |
Botulism |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0006057 |
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