botulism

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Botulism is a type of food poisoning that causes life-threatening symptoms including paralysis and difficulty breathing, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Botulism is a rare but life-threatening condition caused by toxins made by clostridium botulinum bacteria.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

In his 2010 book, “On War in Philosophy,” Lévy extensively quotes Jean-Baptiste Botul, a 20th-century philosopher and originator of a school of thought known as Botulism.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Botulism is serious, but, fortunately, it’s also rare.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023

One day as Patricia was endeavouring to sort out into some sort of coherence a sheaf of notes that Mr. Bonsor had made upon Botulism, Mr. Triggs entered the library.

From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Jenkins, Herbert George