DBMD - Botulism
Information about this disorder, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.
eMedicine - Botulism
An in depth look at botulism which is a paralytic disease caused by the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum and, in rare cases, Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii.
Virginia Department of Health
Provides a fact sheet for botulism.
NORD: Botulism
Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
Botulism: What You Don't See Can Hurt You
Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information on the subject.
CDC: Botulism Emergency Preparedness and Response
Examines botulism used as a biological weapon.
Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon
Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Infant Botulism
Includes causes, foods associated with the disease, symptoms, and prevention.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Botulism
Includes information on the causative agent, Clostridium botulinum, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
Botulism - NIAID Factsheet
Includes cause, prevention, risks, and treatment.
Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism
Food safety advisory from the USDA.
MayoClinic.com: Honey - Why you shouldn't feed it to infants
Discusses the danger of children less than one year old getting botulism from honey.
Bad Bug Book - Clostridium botulinum
Includes information about the organism, symptoms, diagnosis, associated foods, and outbreaks.
Infant Botulism
Read an article that explains a disease of infants that is sometimes caused by the ingestion of honey.
Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program
Official sites for physicians to obtain BabyBIG, an FDA approved orphant drug for treatment of infant botulism type A and B. Also provides parent support forum and medical/clinical information on the disease.
WHO: Botulism
Factsheet from the World Health Organization.
The Merck Manual: Botulism
Includes types of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
Health Canada - Emergency Preparedness - Botuliism
Factsheet on the disease.
eMedicine - Botulism :
Article by Kirk M Chan-Tack, MD.