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MeSH Heading: Botulism
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.410.222.151; C10.668.758.200; C10.720.150; C25.723.415.151
Unique ID: D001906
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001906
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific Clostridium botulinum type (IM) if pertinent
Scope Note: A disease caused by potent protein NEUROTOXINS produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM which interfere with the presynaptic release of ACETYLCHOLINE at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. Clinical features include abdominal pain, vomiting, acute PARALYSIS (including respiratory paralysis), blurred vision, and DIPLOPIA. Botulism may be classified into several subtypes (e.g., food-borne, infant, wound, and others). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1208)
Entry Term(s): Botulism, Infantile; Botulism, Toxico-Infectious; Clostridium botulinum Infection; Foodborne Botulism; Infant Botulism; Toxico-Infectious Botulism; Wound Botulism
NLM Classification #: WC 268
See Also: Botulinum Toxins
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0002845
Scope Note: A disease caused by potent protein NEUROTOXINS produced by CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM which interfere with the presynaptic release of ACETYLCHOLINE at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. Clinical features include abdominal pain, vomiting, acute PARALYSIS (including respiratory paralysis), blurred vision, and DIPLOPIA. Botulism may be classified into several subtypes (e.g., food-borne, infant, wound, and others). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1208)
Terms: Botulism Preferred Term
Term UI T005423
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Clostridium botulinum Infection
Term UI T000909257
Date10/11/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Botulism, Toxico-Infectious
Term UI T369320
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Toxico-Infectious Botulism
Term UI T369321
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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