Infant botulism

Botulism food poisoning is a rare but fatal disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, presented in poorly preserved foods, contaminated soil come. The food is contaminated in contact with the ground by ultra-resistant spores. Preserved with the closed cans, the microorganism changes and initiates the production of toxins. Cans stewed seem that air may be contaminated.
When a person ingests food contaminated, the toxin is absorbed by the intestine and enters the bloodstream after. It acts by paralyzing the muscles, reaching the diaphragm can prevent normal breathing and lead to death by asphyxiation.
Botulism has low occurrence, but their existence in this world, usually in home canning, rarely preserved industrialized. The disease is characterized by muscle paralysis and death from respiratory arrest.
Children younger than 1 year have the immature intestine. With ingestion of honey, the spores of Cl. botulinum germinate and colonize the baby's gut. Producing toxin in the gut, which is absorbed will cause the disease. Honey is not recommended for babies so.
Treatment
There has to be maintenance of vital signs and the use of serum antibotulínico. The whey will prevent the toxin circulate in the blood and therefore is installed in the nervous system. The recovery of the disease is slow.
Prevention
The best prevention is the consumption of canned certified. Avoid canned and homemade honey without certification.