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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.
Wound Botulism: When the Clostridium botulinum bacteria infect a wound or a cut, this type of botulism occurs. Usually the reason for this type of botulism to develop is using contaminated injections that are used for pushing heroin and other drugs into the muscle and not in the veins.