Botulinum Toxin

• Botulism is a severe illness caused by neurotoxin, generically called botulinum toxin, produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
•  The toxin causes the disease as a barrier to take out acetylcholine from motor nerve endings.
• It numbs the nerves so the muscles cannot combine. 

Symptoms & Signs

• Blurred/Double vision
• Flopping eyelids
• Stammer speech
• Dry mouth
• Muscle fragility
• Dilated pupil
• Dizziness
• Over fatigue
• Constipation
• Abdominal discomfort
• Vomiting
• Shortness of breath
• Urinary storage
• Facial weakness
• Incapacitate

Treatment

• Antitoxin can serve as remedy through blocking the action of neurotoxin circulating in the blood.
• Antitoxin can intercept the disorder from worsening, but recovery still takes many weeks.
• Doctors can take out the contaminated foods which are inside the gut, through vomiting or by using enemas.
• Usually surgical is the solution to heal the wounds, by removing the source of the toxin-producing bacteria.
• Antibiotics are not used in food-borne botulism but are used in wound botulism.
• It’s recommended to seek advice from an infectious-disease specialist to help manage treatment protocols.

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