Botulism

In Eighner’s essay he talks about Botulinum, a rare type of food poisoning with a common symptom of death. “...botulism is almost certainly fatal... Heat can break down the botulin, but this requires much more cooking than most people do...”(Eighner 21). This use of facts helps inform the readers of some risks to living as a dumpster diver. He goes into more detail…

Botulinum Toxin is categorized as a neurotoxin. Having a fatal dose of merely one to two micrograms it is considered one of the most lethal neurological agents known. The toxin is a microbial product synthesized by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria Clostridium botulinum whose natural habitat is soil (Qiagen). There are seven antigenically distinguishable exotoxins differentiated by the use of the prefix BoNT followed by the letters A-G. Although each has a slightly different…

involved in skeletal muscle action, are affected, then the particular skeletal muscle shows flaccid paralysis. Flaccid paralysis can be fatal depending on which muscles are affected. If respiratory muscles are affected, the person may die. Polio, botulism, and curare can be the causes of flaccid paralysis, but there can be other causes, as well. The toxin binds to the acetylcholine molecule which makes it unable to bind to the acetylcholine receptors on…

Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the release of toxic biological agents. Common biological weapons are anthrax, botulism, plague, and smallpox. The plague has been one of the most devastating epidemics to mankind, second only to smallpox. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents. The plague develops rapidly and carries a high fatality rate despite immediate treatment and antibiotics. It has been used on various occasions because it’s difficult…

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this to be false considering Eighner has been educated and attended a University. Regardless, Eighner uses his education throughout to teach the reader scientific methods to find food in a Dumpster, “Although very rare with modern canning methods, botulism is a possibility. Most other forms of food poisoning seldom do lasting harm to a healthy person” (Eighner #). Throughout his essay, this stereotype seems to bother Eighner the most. When sharing a package of crackers with his acquaintance,…

the amount of food availability for the native species ("CISR: Quagga & Zebra Mussels," 2011). Collapse of amphipod populations which are a reliant source of food for fish has been critically effected ("CISR: Quagga & Zebra Mussels," 2011). Avian botulism outbreaks which are experienced in the Great Lakes by Zebra and quagga mussels are responsible for the death of thousands of birds ("CISR: Quagga & Zebra Mussels," 2011). Organic pollutants can accumulate in the tissues of Zebra and quagga…

Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) was the spore forming bacterial which can be commonly found in those contaminated or leakage canned products. They can multiply rapidly within the canned food as those food serve as the nutrients for them to grow. Botulism was the most common food born disease in the canned food industries. The botulinal toxin produced by C. botulinum can cause a person death if have consumed it. Thus, the routine inspection of double seam in canned food industries was…

A foodborne outbreak is the occurrence of a similar illness among two or more people which an investigation linked to consumption of a common meal or food items, except for botulism. Foodborne illnesses cause morbidity and mortality in the United States and all across the globe. The amount of foodborne illnesses has greatly increased in industrialized nations due to the amount of changes occurring with the growth of food. Some factors that had led to foodborne illnesses include, changes in…

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