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This means that toxins and their byproducts stay in your body longer. Drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol while taking medications or certain herbal supplements ...
... toxin that attacks the body's nerves. Botulism may cause life-threatening symptoms. A type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum produces the toxin.
But the forms of purified botulinum toxin used by licensed health care providers meet medical control standards. These standards were approved by the U.S. Food ...
Often toxic shock syndrome results from toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, but the condition may also be caused by toxins produced by ...
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 ...
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 ...
When Clostridium botulinum bacteria get into a wound — possibly caused by an injury you might not notice — they can multiply and produce toxin. Wound botulism ...
Tetanus is a serious disease of the nervous system caused by a toxin-producing bacterium. The disease causes muscle contractions, particularly of your jaw ...
OnabotulinumtoxinA is a botulinum toxin A product. It works on the nervous system to relax the muscles. OnabotulinumtoxinA is injected into the affected ...
If you have wound botulism, a provider may need to remove infected tissue in a surgery. Symptoms related to injections of botulinum toxin for cosmetic or ...
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