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... toxin. Botulism is a serious disease that causes paralysis of the muscles. It is caused by a toxin made by a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Symptoms ...
If you need to receive an injection of any botulinum toxin product within 4 months after receiving this medicine, tell the doctor when you last received a dose ...
coli bacteria. This is especially true for children under age 5. Some of the E. coli strains make a toxin called Shiga toxin. These strains are called Shiga ...
Facts about ricin. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp. Accessed Feb 13, 2023. Yu H, et al. Ricin toxin ...
If C. difficile infection is suspected, one or more tests of a stool sample can show either the toxins or strains of the bacteria that produce toxins. Colon ...
Poisoning is injury or death due to swallowing, inhaling, touching or injecting various drugs, chemicals, venoms or gases. Many substances — such as drugs ...
Diphtheria-causing bacteria may produce a toxin. This toxin damages tissue in the immediate area of infection — usually, the nose and throat. At that site ...
Other botulinum toxin products may not work the same way and require a different dose. Back to top. Precautions. It is very important that your doctor check ...
These toxins destroy cells and cause watery diarrhea. Outside the colon, the bacteria aren't active. They can live for a long time in places such as: Human or ...
Some alternative medicine professionals believe that toxins from the digestive tract can cause headaches, arthritis and other conditions. They think that colon ...
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