Chapter 4 Botulism AFRME

Question 1

Botulism is categorized into how many clinical manifestations

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What are the 4 categorizations of botulism

Answer 2

Food borne
Infant
Wound
Other

Question 3

What toxin agent causes botulism

Answer 3

Clostridium botulinum toxin

Question 4

Clostridium botulinum toxin causes what

Answer 4

Botulism

Question 5

.Common symptoms include diplopia,blurred vision ,Bulbar weakness

Answer 5

Food borne botulism

Question 6

Infant botulism include

Answer 6

infants age 1 or less , constipation ,poor feeding ,failure to thrive , impaired respirations and death

Question 7

infants age 1 or less , constipation ,poor feeding ,failure to thrive , impaired respirations and death

Answer 7

Infant botulism

Question 8

Illness resulting from a toxin produced by clostridium botulinum that has infected a wound.

Answer 8

Wound botulism

Question 9

Other botulism

Answer 9

An illness of variable severity that accounts in age 1 year or greater

Question 10

Probable food borne botulism classification

Answer 10

Sick within 48 hours of eating canned goods or linked food source

Question 11

Sick within 48 hours of eating canned goods or linked food source

Answer 11

Probable food borne botulism classification

Question 12

Confirmed food borne botulism classification

Answer 12

Eating same foods as a laboratory confirmed case
C.Botulinum detected in serum,stool, or food

Question 13

Infant confided botulism classification

Answer 13

C.Botulinum found in stool or serum

Question 14

Probable wound botulism classification

Answer 14

History of fresh wound and sick within 2 weeks or injecting drugs

Question 15

Confirmed wound botulism classification

Answer 15

Sick within 2weeks of wound or injecting drugs plus confirmed lab test in wound or serum

Question 16

Confirmed other botulism

Answer 16

C.Botulinum in and specimen