Cranial nerve signs and symptoms in the absence of fever, along with a descending paralysis, should strongly suggest the diagnosis. With foodborne botulism, vomiting occurs in half the patients.

Another vote, perish the thought, may be the only way to dispel the descending paralysis.” James Kirchick , Los Angeles Times : “Britain’s election last week reminds us that there is, in ...

Due to the rarity, there is a chance that the descending paralysis is misdiagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome, a stroke or other medical conditions that lead to muscle weakness.

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As mentioned, some foodborne pathogens can cause serious nongastrointestinal illness. Neurologic symptoms are a common feature of many such foodborne agents. While it is beyond the scope of this ...

The West African banded cobra is a subspecies of the forest cobra, considered one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Venom from this snake causes progressive descending paralysis which may ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Two people in Ohio have been hospitalized with botulism that public health officials suspect is connected to a nationwide recall of a California company's jarred sauces ...

Among persons who inject drugs, 9 cases of wound botulism were identified in Southern California from September 2017 to April 2018, according to research published in the January 4 issue of the US ...

Jose Madrid Salsa of Zanesville is recalling jars of its mild salsa due to the potential for contamination. The jars were not properly sealed, which poses a risk of botulism.