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How does infant botulism differ from foodborne botulism?

April 26, 2017botulism differ foodborne infant

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How does infant botulism differ from foodborne botulism?

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In infant botulism the swallowed botulism spores activate and produce botulinum toxin inside the baby’s large intestine. In foodborne botulism the botulism spores activate in the food and produce botulinum toxin. Older children and adults get foodborne botulism by eating the food in which the botulism bacteria have produced botulinum toxin in the food.