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The enemy at the gate: Botulism. [PDF]
Turk J Emerg MedBotulism, caused by Clostridium botulinum, continues to pose a significant threat to public health. This review explores the historical context and contemporary relevance of botulism, emphasizing its potential lethality and evolving medical applications.
Taşkın Ö, Akpınar AA.
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Practical approach to the child presenting with acute generalised weakness
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 60, Issue 2-3, Page 41-46, February-March 2024.Acute generalised muscle weakness in children is a paediatric emergency with a broad differential diagnosis. A careful history and neurologic examination guides timely investigation and management. We review some of the more common causes of acute generalised muscle weakness in children, highlighting key history and examination findings, along with an ...
Rebecca Leung, Eppie M Yiu
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Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.The advancement of genetic engineering has revolutionized the field of immunology by allowing the utilization of intrinsic antibody structures. One of the biologics that are being produced by recombinant antibody technology is single‐chain fragments variable (scFv).
Getachew Gezehagn Kussia +2 more
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Two-family outbreak of botulism associated with the consumption of smoked ribs in Sichuan Province, China [PDF]
, 2015 SummaryBackgroundOn September 22, 2013, two patients from Sichuan Province, China presented with symptoms of food-borne botulism, a rare but fatal illness caused by the consumption of foods containing Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins ...
Chen, Xueping +4 more
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From Rarity to Recognition: Infantile Botulism and the Broad Spectrum of Differential Diagnoses
Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.This case illustrates a 5‐week‐old girl who presented with decreased activity, decreased feeds, poor suck, weak cry, lethargy, hypotonia, and areflexia. The child was found to have infant botulism. The case demonstrates the importance of a full history and broad differential in an ill‐appearing infant.
Matthew C. Authement +4 more
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, 2006 Terrorism preparedness is a highly specific component of general emergency preparedness. In addition to the unique pediatric issues involved in general emergency preparedness, terrorism preparedness must consider several additional issues, including the ...
Markenson, David, Redlener, Irwin E.
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Toxins, 2019 The bacterium Clostridium botulinum is the causative agent of botulism—a severe intoxication caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) and characterized by damage to the nervous system. In an effort to develop novel C.
Svetlana A. Godakova +10 more
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Identification of Human Proteins vulnerable to multiple Organisms and their disease associations [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 While most studies emphasize on certain aspects of Pathogen-Host Interactions (PHI), such as the preferential attachment of bacteria or virus to its human receptor homolog, studies have attempted to methodically classify interactions among pathogenic proteins and their host proteins.
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, 2008 In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the subsequent mail-borne anthrax attack of October 2001, it has become dear that health care providers may be called upon to respond to victims of terrorism. Biological terrorism (BT), in particular,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention +4 more
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Production of monoclonal antibodies against botulinum neurotoxin in Nicotiana benthamiana. [PDF]
Hum Vaccin ImmunotherBotulism is a fatal neurologic disease caused by the botulinum toxin (BoNT) produced by Clostridium botulinum. It is a rare but highly toxic disease with symptoms, such as cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dysphagia, respiratory failure, muscle ...
Sangprasat K +6 more
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