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Botulism, Second Edition
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9
  • ISBN-10: 1604132353
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-235-9
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $34.95
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 06/01/2010
  • Dewey Number: 616
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 144

Summary

Botulism is a disease caused by a deadly toxin produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. The bacterium can thrive in food that has been improperly prepared or stored and can also enter the body through a tear in the skin. Botulism toxin causes paralysis and breathing difficulties and can be fatal if not treated quickly. Because of its potent toxicity, botulin toxin is considered a potential weapon for biological terrorism. It is also the basis for Botox®, a cosmetic drug. This revised edition of Botulism contains up-to-date information on this disease, exploring its history, causes, statistics, and recent diagnostic and treatment breakthroughs. It also includes accounts of numerous recent outbreaks, which have occurred annually for the past several years in the United States.

Chapters include:

  • Historical Perspective
  • Causes of Botulism
  • Transmission of Botulism
  • Diagnosis of Botulism
  • Botulism and the Nervous System
  • Treating Botulism
  • Preventing Botulism
  • Concerns for the Future: Botulism and Bioterrorism
  • Hopes for the Future.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. Further reading. References. Endnotes. Glossary. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

Donald Emmeluth, Ed.D., spent most of his teaching career in upstate New York. He now teaches biology at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. Emmeluth has published several journal articles and is the coauthor of a high school biology textbook. His other titles in the Chelsea House series Deadly Diseases and Epidemics include Typhoid Fever, Plague, and Influenza. Emmeluth served as president of the National Association of Biology Teachers, and received several awards, including the association's highest honor, the Honorary Membership Award and the Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award.

Foreword by David Heymann, World Health Organization

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