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ID#:3884
Description:This is a close up of contaminated Jalapeño peppers involved in an outbreak of botulism in Pontiac, Michigan, April, 1977.
Ingestion of botulinal toxin results in an illness of variable severity. Common symptoms are diplopia, blurred vision, and bulbar weakness. Symmetric paralysis may progress rapidly.
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Content Providers(s):CDC/ Dr. Chas. Hatheway
Creation Date:1977
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Links:CDC – Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases – Botulism
A Helping Hand: Keeping Your Family Safe from Botulism
CDC – PHTN - Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigation: Botulism in Argentina Computer-based Epidemiologic Case Study
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Copyright Restrictions:None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.

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