Botulism

Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal illness caused by a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The disease begins with weakness, blurred vision, feeling tired, and trouble... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease, gastroenterology
• Symptoms:  Weakness, trouble seeing, feeling tired, trouble speaking
• Usual onset:  12 to 72 hours
• Duration:  Variable
• Causes:  Clostridium botulinum
• Diagnostic method:  Finding the bacteria or their toxin
• Differential diagnosis:  Myasthenia gravis, Guillain–Barré syndrome, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lambert Eaton syndrome
• Prevention:  Proper food preparation, no honey for children younger than one
• Treatment:  Antitoxin, antibiotics, mechanical ventilation
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo