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According to the CDC, botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum is a rare but life-threatening disease. This bacteria is found in soil and can survive, grow, and produce toxins under certain conditions, most commonly when food is improperly packaged.
“You can’t see, smell or taste botulinum toxin, but just tasting a little food that contains this toxin can also be fatal,” the CDC said in a publicly published warning article. data online.
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Symptoms of botulism include: double vision, blurred vision, droopy eyelids, difficulty speaking, difficulty swallowing, a thick tongue sensation, dry mouth, muscle weakness … The reason is that this toxin directly attacks the nervous system. . The CDC emphasizes that this is an emergency situation.
According to the CDC, many cases of botulism in the US have occurred after people ate food that was contaminated, stored at home, canned, or fermented at home. The main reason is still that the product was not canned properly. Weakly acid foods (pH greater than 4.6) will not be sufficiently resistant to this bacteria, so they should be pressure canned.
It’s called “meat poisoning,” but in addition to meat, fish, and seafood, some canned fruits and vegetables are also at risk of poisoning if not stored properly: asparagus, green beans, turnips, corn, potatoes, tomatoes , figs.
Meanwhile, a scientific study on botulism officially published by the CDC on their site shows that, according to statistics from 1990-2000 in the US, many cases of botulism have been recorded with mortality. 4% mortality. Many sick people need special care and may require mechanical ventilation.
This study, conducted by the team of authors from the CDC and the Alaska State Health and Human Services Administration, also says that toxins can be destroyed if food is heated to 85 degrees Celsius for at least 5 degrees. minute. Meat poisoning was first described among sausage eaters in Europe in the 18th century.
Previously, as reported by the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, according to the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health), in recent years (July 13 to August 18) there have been 9 scattered cases of diseases requiring treatment. in Bach Mai Hospital (2 cases), Cho Ray Hospital (5 cases) and Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases (2 cases) from some provinces / cities across the country with symptoms of fatigue, eyelashes drooping eyes, limbs, muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, muscle paralysis, shortness of breath… So on August 29, the Department issued an urgent warning on this product.
The first two patients discovered in Ho Chi Minh City were awake, one gradually stopped the ventilator
Speaking to the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper on the afternoon of August 29, Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Director of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, confirmed that there were 2 cases of Clostridium botulinum toxin infection under treatment at the Department of Active Rehabilitation . – Adult antitoxin. These are the first 2 cases discovered in HCMC. About this type of toxin, Dr. Vinh Chau said that it is also what people use as “botox” in aesthetics. With the effect of causing muscle paralysis, in small doses, botox helps to beautify and reduce wrinkles. But in large doses, it causes intoxication.
According to Dr. Duong Bich Thuy, deputy director of the Department of Rehabilitation – active against poisonous adults, 2 patients treated are 2 middle-aged sisters living together. Initially, when first aid was given, the symptoms were very similar to tetanus, but because there were 2 cases at the same time, doctors suspected another cause, then it was discovered that the two people were vegan and ate the product. this pate. In addition to the two sisters, another brother also ate and had symptoms of droopy eyelashes, but since he had only eaten for 1-2 days, after being informed and stopping eating, he recovered on his own.
Between the two patients, the younger brother recovered better, now he has stopped breathing and can move his limbs. The heavier sister, awake but barely able to move her limbs and lips, was currently on mechanical ventilation.
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