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What Temperature Should Food Be Cooked To for Botulism Prevention?
Discussion Clostridium botulinum is a gram-positive, motile, anaerobic rod. C. botulinum produces spores which themselves produce a toxin that causes paralytic disease which may be fatal. About 145 cases per year are reported in the US. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating food contaminated with the spores or toxin. 15% of US cases yearly. Wound botulism is caused by a wound that is infected with the spores which produces toxin causing botulism. 20% of cases yearly. Infantile botulism is considered separate from foodborne botulism and is caused by consuming the spores and the toxin is produced in the infant’s gut ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 23, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news