botulismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɒtʃ.ə.lɪ.zəm/us/ˈbɑː.tʃə.lɪ.zəm/a serious type of food poisoning caused by bacteria in badly preserved food
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- C. difficile
- E. coli
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- shitake mushroom
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- It should be clearly understood that botulism is one of the very rare maladies.
- To regard every can as a source of botulism is worse than regarding every dog as a source of hydrophobia.