Other treatment depends on the kind of botulism, of which there are five main types: Infant botulism In 2001, there were 169 cases of botulism in the United States.
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Infant botulism is the most frequent form of human botulism in the US. Thumbs up?
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Latrogenic botulism This type of botulism occurs when too much of the cosmetic form, Botox, is injected into a muscle.
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The North Koreans blamed a combination of botulism and sleeping pills for Mr. Warmbier's condition, but the doctors found no evidence of botulism.
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Botulism is naturally rare, but in a botulism weapon, it can be extremely lethal, causing paralysis, death and long-term hospital care for those who survive.
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" North Korea claimed that Otto contracted botulism and was given a sleeping pill to treat it, but according to the complaint "physicians conducted an electromyography test and found no evidence of botulism or the lasting nerve damage that would be expected had Otto contracted botulism in the past.
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But they found no evidence that he had contracted botulism, casting doubt on North Korea's claim that he fell into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill.
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While North Korea claimed that Mr. Warmbier collapsed from a combination of botulism and sleeping pills, the doctors appeared to dismiss that theory, saying there was no evidence the young man had botulism.
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But they said Otto shows no current signs of botulism.
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A botulism case has never been connected to edible consumption.
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But they said Warmbier showed no current signs of botulism.
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Kerner's studies lead to the first clinical definition of botulism.
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The North Korean government initially attributed Warmbier's condition to botulism.
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North Korea claimed he had contracted botulism while in prison.
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North Korea claims he was left in a coma because of a food poisoning disease called botulism, but doctors were strangely unable to identify any trace of botulism or the cause of his deathly injuries.
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Alma Jane Hall before she became a victim of botulism poisoning.
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And the risk of honey comes from a bacteria called botulism.
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Foodborne botulism is spread through ingesting contaminated foods, the CDC said.
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According to the CDC, about 5% of botulism cases are fatal.
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Do be aware, however, that storing soffritto carries a risk — if a small one — of botulism: Low-acid vegetables, like the onions and peppers in soffritto, are more likely to provide hospitable homes for botulism-causing spores.
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In serious cases, botulism can result in death due to respiratory failure.
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Botulism is a serious type of food poisoning that can be fatal.
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North Korea said his medical state was the result of botulism poisoning.
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Foodborne botulism is spread through ingesting the contaminated food, the CDC said.
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Other symptoms of botulism include slurred speech, blurred vision, and difficulty swallowing.
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Indeed, though less common than botulism, listeriosis can be just as deadly.
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Pyongyang blamed botulism and ingestion of a sleeping pill and dismissed torture claims.
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Source: Public Domain Bach McComb is a doctor and victim of botulism poisoning.
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Honey can lead to infant botulism because of a baby's immature digestive system.
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North Korean officials said he had contracted botulism and taken a sleeping pill.
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Source: Alma Jane Hall Alma Jane Hall became was a victim of botulism poisoning.
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North Korea has blamed botulism and ingestion of a sleeping pill for Warmbier's condition.
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He also worked on botulism but failed to develop it into a biological weapon.
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North Korea said Warmbier's illness came from contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill.
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North Korea blamed botulism and ingestion of a sleeping pill and dismissed torture claims.
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Pyongyang blamed his coma on a case of botulism, a claim U.S. doctors doubted.
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Botulism is a rare, but swift and serious illness, caused by multiplying Clostridium botulinumbacteria.
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According to the North Koreans, he then contracted botulism and fell into a coma.
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Pyongyang reported that Warmbier contracted botulism, was given a sedative, and entered a coma.
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"People have gotten ill and died from botulism after eating marine mammals," he said.
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A child paralyzed by botulism who sat up the morning after receiving an antibody.
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North Korea denied torturing Warmbier, claiming he had contracted botulism — a conclusion American doctors dispute.
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In turn, the birds that relied on these fish suffered from botulism and other diseases.
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While botulism can be fatal, the CDC's website said only 3%-5% of patients die.
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But doctors in Cincinnati who treated him after his release found no traces of botulism.
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Botulism is a rare, but swift and serious illness, caused by multiplying Clostridium botulinum bacteria.
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The North Koreans said Warmbier contracted botulism while in prison and slipped into a coma.
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Consuming food that is contaminated with botulinum toxin can cause botulism, which can be fatal.
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North Korea claims he had suffered from botulism, but U.S. doctors found no such evidence.
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North Korea: Warmbier contracted botulism Warmbier was one of four Americans detained in North Korea.
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Botulism can also occur when spores germinate in wounds, particularly needle puncture sites on drug users.
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She was given two botulism-toxin pills to drop in Castro's drink, so her story goes.
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While botulism can be fatal, the CDC's website said only 3 to 5% of patients die.
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Botulism does not cause fever, and those affected are usually alert and aware of their surroundings.
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Once botulism is confirmed, it can be treated with an antitoxin and, in some cases, antibiotics.
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In 2015, 503 of the 199 confirmed cases of botulism in the US were in infants.
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Due to today's manufacturing methods, it's rare for store-bought foods to be contaminated with botulism.
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Most cases of botulism are related to homemade foods that were improperly canned, preserved, or fermented.
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One of the most common conditions as a result of under-preserving canned foods is botulism.
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Botulism is a rare form of life-threatening food poisoning caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
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According to the CDC, there were 22021 cases of foodborne botulism in the US in 26.
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North Korea denied any responsibility in Mr. Warmbier's death and claimed that he had contracted botulism.
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They can also die from a kind of botulism, and they are susceptible to avian flu.
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Signs of wound botulism include drooping eyelids, blurred vision, slurred speech, trouble swallowing and difficulty breathing.
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"Phase I" of the CIA's plans involved "poison botulism pills," to be delivered by the mob.
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Source: KP Eric Kaplan is the husband of Bonnie Kaplan and also a victim of botulism poisoning.
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Among historians, the generally accepted causes of death include exposure, scurvy, lead poisoning, botulism, tuberculosis, and starvation.
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The CDC last week warned doctors about botulism in black tar heroin in San Diego, for example.
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Doctors in Pennsylvania refuted the claim, saying they had found no traces of botulism in Warmbier's system.
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The North Korean government's explanation of his death, involving botulism and a misprescribed sleeping pill, is questionable.
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North Korean officials say Warmbier contracted botulism and slipped into a coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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Nor did they find evidence of botulism, a toxin that causes nerve injury, Dr. Brandon Foreman said.
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Health officials have traced the illnesses to an outbreak of botulism, a rare but serious foodborne illness.
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According to the CDC, foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that are contaminated with botulinum toxin.
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North Korean officials said he contracted botulism, but US doctors found no evidence to verify that claim.
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The county warned that "cooking" black-tar heroin does not kill the bacteria that causes wound botulism.
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Pyongyang has blamed botulism and ingestion of a sleeping pill for Warmbier's death and dismissed torture claims.
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Doctors who examined Otto Warmbier after his release said there was no sign of botulism in his system.
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Four babies in Texas have become seriously ill with botulism linked to the use of honey-filled pacifiers.
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North Korean officials maintain that he contracted botulism and slipped into the coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said they found no sign of botulism or of beatings.
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In October, the county confirmed its first case of wound botulism from black-tar heroin use this year.
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Four babies in Texas have gotten sick with botulism from using honey-filled pacifiers, so please don't use these.
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During the 1990s, wound botulism cases increased along with use of black-tar heroin, according to a 1998 study.
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The top threats are anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola, Dengue, and Marburg.
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People can get sick from botulinum toxin found inside sealed cans contaminated with the bacteria, a disease called botulism.
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"If we can do that for botulism or romaine lettuce, why can't we do that for carfentanil?" he asked.
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Warmbier arrived home this week, but has suffered brain damage that North Korea attributed to an outbreak of botulism.
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N. Korean officials claim he contracted botulism, and after they gave him a sleeping pill ... he never woke up.
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Babies infected with botulism will be poor feeders and seem lethargic, with a weak cry and poor muscle tone.
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Food-borne botulism C. botulinum spores are commonly found on the surfaces of seafood and most fruits and vegetables.
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It's similar to infant botulism, but science isn't very clear on how the spores get into the adult gut.
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North Korea's government said that Warmbier had gone into the coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill.
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North Korea claims Warmbier went into a coma after taking a sleeping pill and says he also had botulism.
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The 22-year-old contracted botulism and is in "bad shape," a source close to the family told CNN.
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It has told American officials that Mr. Warmbier fell into a coma after contracting botulism, according to his family.
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They found no evidence of botulism, or that Mr. Warmbier had been beaten, as one American official had asserted.
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Warmbier's family has said they were told he became unresponsive after he contracted botulism and took a sleeping pill.
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All four babies ended up in the hospital with botulism, which can cause potentially life-threatening breathing trouble and paralysis.
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Botulism, a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by the germ Clostridium botulinum, is not spread from person to person.
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North Korea attributed Warmbier's poor health and subsequent death to botulism, but doctors found no evidence to corroborate those claims.
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For instance, some are presently made or stored under conditions that could potentially breed the bacteria that leads to botulism.
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North Korea had blamed botulism and the ingestion of a sleeping pill for Otto Warmbier's problems and dismissed torture claims.
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Though they could not say with certainty what caused his injuries, they found no evidence to support the botulism claim.
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The news comes as doctors treating Warmbier disputed North Korea claims that he fell into his coma due to botulism.
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Symptoms of botulism can begin six hours to 25 days after consuming the toxin, which causes muscle weakness and paralysis.
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North Korea told a US official that Warmbier contracted botulism and slipped into the coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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North Korean officials said Mr. Warmbier's condition was caused by sleeping pills and botulism, a diagnosis that medical experts doubted.
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The North told American officials that Mr. Warmbier contracted botulism and slipped into a coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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Usually, scavengers like raptors consume carrion and shrink the breeding grounds of demons like E. coli, anthrax, salmonella, and botulism.
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It was the county's first confirmed case this year of wound botulism -- a serious illness that attacks the body's nerves.
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North Korea reportedly told a U.S. official that Otto contracted botulism and slipped into the coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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His family was told that his condition was the result of botulism, a rare bacterial infection, and taking a sleeping pill.
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Warmbier fell into a coma after contracting botulism sometime after he was last publicly seen in March, reported the Washington Post.
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Botulism is a rare illness caused by nerve toxins released from bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The North Koreans had told US officials that Warmbier slipped in a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill.
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But they cast doubt on North Korea's assertion he fell into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill.
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In a news conference before Warmbier's death, they said they found no evidence of botulism, casting doubt on North Korea's claim.
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The North Korean government said he fell into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill in March 2016.
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Adult intestinal toxemia This is a very rare type of botulism in which the spores get into an adult's intestinal tract.
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The 22-year-old contracted botulism last year and is in "bad shape," a source close to the family told CNN.
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Honey — Honey may help reduce coughing, but don't feed it to children under age 1, who are at risk of botulism.
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Botulism is a rare but potentially fatal form of food poisoning that can paralysis and is sometimes linked to contaminated food.
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Across Southern California, 13 probable and confirmed wound botulism cases, mostly among black-tar heroin users, have been reported since Sept.
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The goal of pickling is to produce an acidic environment in which bacteria like the Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism can't survive.
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Wounds containing botulism are normally surgically cleaned to remove the source, and the patient will probably be given a round of antibiotics.
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They attributed his state of near-death to sleeping pills and botulism poisoning, a conclusion that his American doctors could not corroborate.
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Botulism is a rare but potentially fatal form of food poisoning that can cause paralysis and is sometimes linked to contaminated food.
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The agency said they also confirmed a case of wound botulism, another bacterial infection associated with black tar heroin use, in October.
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North Korea reportedly told a U.S. official that Otto contracted botulism while detained and slipped into the coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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North Korea claims that he contracted botulism shortly after his trial last year and never woke up after being given a sleeping pill.
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This was happening at a time when food-canning industry was growing, and botulism was becoming a huge health hazard to the public.
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They've also made a molecule that blocks the toxin that causes botulism, and one that can detect tiny amounts of the opioid fentanyl.
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The main ingredient in Botox, which is generally used in the upper third of the face, is derived from the substance that causes botulism.
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Botulism is a rare illness caused by nerve toxins released by bacteria called Clostridium botulinum, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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George attempts all of those techniques, basically creating a Choose Your Own Adventure story that could have botulism at the end of every chapter.
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For instance, algae blooms are responsible for avian botulism as toxins move through the food chain, consumed by invasive zebra mussels and round gobies.
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The doctors could find no evidence either of the North Korean explanation—botulism, a food-borne disease—or of the obvious alternative, a severe beating.
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North Korea released Otto Tuesday on "humanitarian grounds" — telling U.S. officials that Otto contracted botulism and slipped into the coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin that attacks the body's nerves, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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North Korea claimed that Warmbier's brain damage is due to botulism, but Warmbier's doctors said Thursday they have found no evidence to support that claim.
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Warmbier's parents reject the North's explanation -- that their son contracted botulism and went into a coma after taking a sleeping pill -- and they want answers.
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And we've only got ourselves to blame; botulism outbreaks are most often caused by human error, like using a half-assed approach to canning food.
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Far less commonly, botulism can be traced to store-bought foods, as we saw in the 2007 outbreak related to canned hot dog chili sauce.
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When Otto arrived back in the US he was in a persistent vegetative state but North Korea claimed he had contracted botulism while in prison.
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However, physicians in his care team in Cincinnati said during a press conference Thursday that they conducted tests and showed no signs of active botulism.
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Pyongyang has said that Warmbier's death was due to botulism and taking a sleeping pill, and insisted that the student was not mistreated or tortured.
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Sayeh (Hediyeh Tehrani), the colleague who performs the autopsy, rules the cause of death to be botulism — something that a test confirms the boy had.
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Nitrates or nitrites inhibit the growth of botulism and scientists suspect they may be involved in the formation of cancer-causing compounds in the body.
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His family in Cincinnati reportedly was told that after his trial he contracted botulism and took a sleeping pill, and then fell into a coma.
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The coroner who examined Warmbier said he found no sign of botulism, adding there was no evidence of trauma to Warmbier's teeth or of broken bones.
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I think a plague would be most successful but how do I acquire the needed/ Spanish flu, botulism, anthrax not sure yet but will find something.
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Any amount of water no matter how minute will create the perfect environment in the oil to breed bacteria and can create toxins such as botulism.
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Wound botulism If the spores find their way into the body via a wound, especially a deep one, the low-oxygen environment will encourage their growth.
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He was released to the United States in June 2017 while in a vegetative state, which North Korean officials blamed on botulism, and died soon after.
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I think a plague would be most successful but how do I acquire the needed / Spanish flu, botulism, anthrax not sure yet but will find something.
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Colostrum, for instance, was once considered so toxic that mothers were instructed to feed their newborns honey instead, thereby trading the antibodies in breastmilk for botulism.
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He injected himself and others with botulinum toxin type A. Source: Zuma Press Bonnie Kaplan is the wife of Eric Kaplan and a victim of botulism poisoning.
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North Korea told a US official that Warmbier contracted botulism and slipped into the coma after taking a sleeping pill, a senior State Department official told CNN.
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Danone Nutricia has cut sales to China of a baby formula brand that was caught up in the 2013 botulism contamination scare, the company said on Wednesday.
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Botulism is exceptionally rare; in 2015, the last year for which data is available, there were 39 foodborne cases in the U.S. of which one was fatal.
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The University of Virginia student's parents were told he has been in a coma for about a year, and that he had contracted botulism, which causes paralysis.
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Because botulism toxin paralyzes muscles, early and classic signs of the illness are drooping eyelids and blurred or double vision, dry mouth, slurred speech and difficulty swallowing.
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It's considered safe in 50 countries around the world, including the US, and is effective against listeria, Bacillus cereus, and Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism.
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The North Koreans said he contracted botulism and slipped into a coma while in prison, but Warmbier's doctors in the United States said that description was inaccurate.
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There was an abundance of it (suffocation, choking, a new set of worries — torticollis, R.S.V., infant botulism — in which I quickly became expert), and there still is.
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California's Department of Public Health and local health departments have asked health providers in the area to be aware of the symptoms of botulism, according to their release.
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His parents previously announced he had been in a coma for more than a year, which Pyongyang blamed on a case of botulism, an assertion U.S. doctors doubted.
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In that meeting about a week ago, Yun was told that Warmbier had contracted botulism a year ago and went into a coma after taking a sleeping pill.
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The top three bacterial threats are anthrax, plague, and tularemia, and the top three viruses are smallpox, botulism, and viral hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola, Dengue, and Marburg.
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The recall comes amid indications that the affected cases could allow for the growth of the bacteria that causes botulism, although no cases of illness have been reported.
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Thirteen probable and confirmed wound botulism cases, the majority involving black tar users, have been reported in Southern California since the beginning of September, according to the announcement.
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The FDA also says that botulism can cause "dizziness, blurred or double vision, trouble with speaking or swallowing, difficulty breathing, muscle weakness, abdominal distension, and constipation," and even death.
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The 22-year-old contracted botulism and is in "bad shape" but en route back to the United States, a source close to the family told CNN on Tuesday.
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Overall, though, it's important to remember that botulism is extremely rare (the CDC estimates that there are about 20 cases of it among adults per year in the U.S.).
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After more than a year in a North Korean prison, Otto Warmbier was returned to the United States in a comatose state brought about, North Koreans said, by botulism.
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The North Korean government said botulism is to blame for Warmbier's condition, but doctors said they didn't find any evidence of the illness in the now 22-year-old.
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The family was told that after his March 2016 trial he contracted botulism and was given a sleeping pill that put him in a coma, according to The Washington Post.
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Marita Lorenz, Fidel Castro's one-time lover, has said that she was recruited by CIA-funded anti-Castro groups in late 1959 and tasked with slipping him botulism-toxin pills.
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Botulin can lead to a potentially fatal form of food poisoning known as botulism with symptoms including weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble speaking or swallowing, according to the FDA.
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Honey should never be given to children under the age of 1, because the digestive systems of infants can't handle any contaminates in honey, such as spores that cause botulism.
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The official North Korean statement was that he had suffered a bout of severe stomach flu called botulism, though medical professionals have said there is no evidence to suggest this.
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" North Korea reportedly told a U.S. official that Warmbier contracted botulism and slipped into the coma after taking a sleeping pill – they claimed to have released the student on "humanitarian grounds.
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According to Mr Warmbier's parents, the North Koreans told their American counterparts that his coma was induced by a sleeping pill that he took after contracting botulism, a food-borne illness.
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The spores from botulism your body can process, but young infants cannot, and it can actually cause paralysis, meaning a paralyzed, limp infant, which could be quite dangerous, life-threatening, obviously.
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Egypt has cycled through five rulers in the past decade, but all have agreed on one thing: their citizens should not eat feseekh, which can cause botulism if not prepared properly.
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"Tests did not reveal any evidence of active or chronic denervation or any repetitive stimulation that would suggest active botulism at this time," Dr. Brandon Foreman said at a press conference.
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Unless there is a clear cause, such as obviously contaminated food, doctors will first rule out other diseases that can mimic the symptoms of botulism, such as stroke and Lyme disease.
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"I think a plague would be most successful but how do I acquire the needed/ Spanish flu, botulism, anthrax not sure yet but will find something," the authorities said he wrote.
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RSPCA officer Jo Daniel told the BBC that, at first, the seagulls look like they have botulism , a weakening of the muscles caused by a toxin that attacks the body's nervous system.
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The symptoms of botulism, the food-borne illness caused by C. botulinum, include: double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, a thick-feeling tongue, dry mouth, and muscle weakness.
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During that meeting in New York, Yun was told that Warmbier contracted botulism a year ago and went into a coma after taking a sleeping pill, according to the senior US official.
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The county also confirmed a single case of wound botulism, which attacks the body's nerves, in October, the first case confirmed in the county this year after seven reported cases last year.
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Though his family said they were told Warmbier had fallen into the coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill, U.S. doctors believed that Warmbier had been beaten and suffered massive brain damage.
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This week, the California Department of Public Health confirmed that the cheese from the gas station tested positive for botulism, and stated that health officials removed the contaminated batches of cheese on May 5.
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But upon his release, Warmbier was revealed to have been in a coma since March 2016, a condition that North Korea's government said was due to taking a sleeping pill after he contracted botulism.
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The BWC, and the biosecurity community broadly, has historically been more focused on existing pathogens with clear potential to be used as biological weapons, such as anthrax and the agents causing botulism and Q fever.
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That's what caused the biggest US botulism outbreak in 40 years back in 2015 when improperly canned potatoes served during a church potluck in Lancaster, Ohio, left one dead and sickened more than 103 others.
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Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer, said in the agency's statement that people who inject illicit drugs, specifically black tar heroin, are at a much higher risk of developing both myonecrosis and wound botulism.
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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency warned the medical community to be wary of possible additional cases of flesh-eating bacteria myonecrosis and other severe soft tissue infections such as wound botulism.
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"Their digestive system is at a point where it can harbor the bacteria that cause botulism and that bacteria can reproduce and create the toxin that leads to this very, very serious illness," said Van Deusen.
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Twenty-nine people were infected with botulism, likely after eating potato salad made with home-canned potatoes that were made with a boiling water canner, which doesn't kill C. botulinum spores, instead of a pressure canner.
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The result is free of any additives or preservatives (save a small amount of nitrite salt to ward off botulism), and today, it's one of the only hams that Paris' top chefs will even consider serving.
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Kraft Heinz said on Tuesday it was voluntarily recalling about 7,000 cases of its Taco Bell Cheese Dip as the product showed signs that it could allow for the growth of the bacteria that causes botulism.
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Just as alarming is that those looking to cause harm can, with relative ease, find recipes on the Internet for developing biological weapons, including for growing Clostridium botulinum, the pathogen that causes the potentially fatal illness botulism.
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Upon arriving in Cincinnati last week, doctors who examined Warmbier said they found no trace of botulism bacteria and that he did not exhibit any signs of physical trauma or abuse, though he had severe brain damage.
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The incidents involved samples of anthrax DNA, the bacteria responsible for botulism, samples of Bird Flu, and a "highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 influenza" that had contaminated a relatively safe flu virus sample, according to the CDC.
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"People who use black tar heroin are not only at higher risk of dying from an overdose, but also more prone to developing myonecrosis and wound botulism," county public health officer Wilma Wooten said in a statement.
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Building on the previous work, he and his colleagues studied how solutions containing rehydrated protein-production machinery responded when given DNA templates that encoded (among other things) the antigens used to make vaccines against anthrax, botulism and diphtheria.
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Earlier Thursday, Fred Warmbier said he rejected the regime's explanation that his son fell into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill in March 2016 after his trial for trying to steal a political banner.
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Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center have little information about what happened to him prior to his release as they've had no contact with North Korean medical authorities, but said Otto shows no current signs of botulism.
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North Korean officials said that Warmbier, who was detained in 2016 for taking a poster from his hotel room while visiting the country with a tour group, fell into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill.
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"So putting whole clove in your vagina will do nothing except expose your inflamed vagina to the possible soil bacteria (like Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism) that still could be clinging to the garlic," writes Dr. Gunter.
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"People who use black tar heroin are not only at higher risk of dying from an overdose, but also more prone to developing myonecrosis and wound botulism," said Dr. Wilma Wooten, a public health officer for San Diego County.
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The Federal Select Agent Program, which is run by the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Agriculture, regulates how high-containment labs across government, industry, and academia handle 66 different dangerous organisms and toxins, including anthrax, ebola and botulism.
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All four babies ended up in the hospital with botulism, which happens when a type of bacteria — usually Clostridium botulinum — takes hold in the gastrointestinal tract and produces a toxin that can cause potentially life-threatening breathing trouble and paralysis.
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Fine Arts & Exhibits In Alexis Rockman's large mural "Spheres of Influence," it's hard to turn away from the dead waterfowl floating belly up, its head hanging underwater near a depiction of type E botulism, which has poisoned thousands of water birds.
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Like the can that got lost in the pantry and is now showing telltales of botulism risk, this misbegotten mockumentary, directed by Guy Shalem and Cathryn Michon (though only Mr. Shalem was credited in 2007), hasn't been improved by time.
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His family was told that he had contracted botulism and had been given a sleeping pill, causing him to slip into a coma, according to the people briefed on the situation, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the highly sensitive matter.
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The onset of symptoms from botulism, Listeriosis, Salmonellosis, Norovirus and Staphylococcal food poisoning can occur within hours after exposure, while E. coli and some other illnesses typically surface 24 hours to several days later, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Ricin attacks will continue Because of the ubiquity of castor beans and the ease of basic weaponization —which is significantly easier than developing other environmental agents such as anthrax, tularemia, plague, or botulism into a bioweapon — additional ricin attacks should be expected.
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Although it is more of a concern in home-canned food, the bacteria that causes botulism can be found in store-bought canned food that has not been properly preserved, canned or fermented, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Warmbier's family said they were told by North Korean officials, through contacts with American envoys, that Warmbier fell ill from botulism some time after his March 2016 trial and lapsed into a coma after taking a sleeping pill, the Washington Post reported.
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Kelly, 33, has one of five confirmed cases of botulism picked up from Valley Oak Food and Fuel gas station in Sacramento, CA, according to the Sacramento Bee; there are three other probable cases and one suspected case—all nine patients are currently hospitalized.
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Danone Nutricia, a unit of Paris-based multinational food company Danone, recalled some types of infant formulas sold under the Karicare brand in 2013, after its milk powder supplier Fonterra said there was a risk of bacteria in its products that could cause fatal botulism.
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Parents can help comfort their children without giving medications, she said, offering plenty of fluids to keep children well hydrated, and honey for a cough in children over a year old (no honey for babies under a year because of the risk of botulism).
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"Even if you believe their explanation of botulism and a sleeping pill causing the coma — and we don't — there is no excuse for any civilized nation to have kept his condition secret and denied him top-notch medical care for so long," he said.
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Then there were the hundreds of attempts by the CIA to assassinate him, ranging from the farcical—an exploding cigar—to near-misses: a dose of botulism that burst before it could be added to a milkshake by a barman at the Habana Libre (ex-Hilton) hotel.
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Dr. Wilma Wooten, a county public health official, said people who use black-tar heroin are not only at higher risk of dying from an overdose, but also more prone to developing myonecrosis and wound botulism, a rare but serious illness that attacks the body's nerves.
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It's still not known which specific diseases he might be trying to weaponize, but the World Health Organization has identified five horrific ones that could be used by any nation or terrorist organization anxious to spread havoc and panic on a global scale: anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox and tularemia.
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The Washington Examiner details the intelligence reports that explored five ways the U.S. considered going about Castro's assassination: using explosive underwater seashells, a poisoned body suit (both plans thought to exploit Castro's love for diving), a lone gunman, botulism pills, and a bounty for the leader&aposs capture or death.
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More recently in March, tea made from deer antlers (yes, really) infected two California residents with botulism, and 20 inmates at the Yazoo City Correctional Institution became ill after drinking homemade alcohol (AKA, "pruno"), made from a weeks-old baked potato (apparently C. botulinum spores are super common on root vegetables).
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Before that, 28 people in Peoria, Illinois, contracted the illness in 1983 after eating onions on patty-melt sandwiches; 34 people fell in in 1978 after eating potato (yep, again) or bean salad at a New Mexico restaurant; and 58 people were diagnosed with botulism in 1977 after eating home-canned peppers at a Michigan restaurant.
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"For garlic to even have any medical effect it has to be crushed or chopped, so putting [a] whole clove in your vagina will do nothing except expose your inflamed vagina to the possible soil bacteria (like Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism) that still could be clinging to the garlic," she previously wrote on her website.
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Then, on June 13, 2017: North Korea released Warmbier in a state of "unresponsive wakefulness," according to doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, who examined him upon his return to the US. In a news conference last week, they disputed the North Korean regime's claims that Warmbier had contracted botulism and slipped into a vegetative state after taking a sleeping pill.
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"Even if you believe their explanation of botulism and a sleeping pill causing a coma -- and we don't -- there is no excuse for any civilized nation to have kept his condition a secret and denied him top-notch medical care for so long," said Fred Warmbier in a 23-minute news conference at his son's alma mater, Wyoming High School, north of Cincinnati.
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New Clues Emerge About Doomed Expedition Through the Northwest PassageIn 1845, Sir John Franklin led two British Royal Navy ships on an ill-fated expedition through the…Read more ReadPrevious analyses of the bone, hair, and soft tissue from the recovered bodies, along with oral accounts from indigenous peoples, suggested the crewmen died from an assortment of causes, such as lead poisoning, exposure, starvation, scurvy, botulism, tuberculosis, and Addison's disease (a form of adrenal insufficiency brought on by tuberculosis).
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The death of Otto Warmbier last year amid allegations he was brutally tortured by the North Korean government became a catalyst for President Trump's June summit with dictator Kim Jong-un, but the circumstances of his death may not be so clear, Doug Bock Clark writes for GQ. The big picture: No one knows exactly what happened to Warmbier during his 17 months in captivity — only that he was returned to his family with severe brain damage attributed, without evidence, to botulism.
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Potential biological weapons include anthrax, which, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, "makes a good weapon because it can be released quietly and without anyone knowing"; smallpox, frozen stocks of which are still maintained by the U.S. and Russia; tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, which attacks the skin, eyes, lymph nodes and lungs and was stockpiled by the U.S. military and the former Soviet Union after World War II; and botulism, which is caused by exposure to toxins made by C. botulinum — the most toxic substances known to humankind, which attack the body's nerves and can lead to respiratory failure.
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