Research the causes of these more general types of symptom: 1  Stool symptoms (2508 causes). 2  Constipation (726 causes). 3  Digestive symptoms (5299 causes). 4  Bowel problems (2509 causes). 5  Bowel movements (2383 causes). 6  Intestinal symptoms (5299 causes). 7  Lower abdominal symptoms (3048 causes). 8  Abdominal symptoms (5930 causes).
Some poisons are also toxins, which is any poison produced by animals, vegetables or bacterium, such as the bacterial proteins that cause tetanus and botulism. A distinction between the two terms is not always observed, even among scientists. The derivative forms toxic and poisonous are synonymous.
Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium that produces dangerous toxins (botulinum toxins) under low-oxygen conditions. Botulinum toxins are one of the most lethal substances known. Botulinum toxins block nerve functions and can lead to respiratory and muscular paralysis.