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Botulism is a serious, potentially fatal illness caused by a type of poison. The poison â known as botulinum toxin â is produced by a kind of bacteria. Botulinum toxin is the strongest poison known to science. Botulism is always considered a medical emergency. It can cause death by paralyzing the muscles people use to breathe.
Botulism is a serious illness caused by a nerve toxin made by the bacterium, Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum). A toxin is a poison that is released by some bacteria.There are three types of botulism: food, wound and infant botulism. Eating food that has the botulism toxin causes food-borne botulism.It often involves improperly processed home canned foods. Wound botulism occurs when C. botulinum spores contaminate a wound and produce toxin. toxin is a poison that is released by some bacteria. There are three types of botulism: food, wound and infant botulism. Eating food that has the botulism toxin causes food-borne botulism.