Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Warfare Agent: Poisoning, Diagnosis and Countermeasures
Jazyk angličtina Země Nizozemsko Médium print
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, přehledy
PubMed
32108007
DOI
10.2174/1389557520666200228105312
PII: MRMC-EPUB-104901
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Acetylcholine, Clostridium botulinum, antiserum, biological warfare agent, botulinum toxin, botulism, detection, diagnosis, poisoning.,
- MeSH
- biologické bojové látky * MeSH
- botulismus diagnóza terapie MeSH
- botulotoxiny otrava MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
- Názvy látek
- biologické bojové látky * MeSH
- botulotoxiny MeSH
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum and some other relative species. It causes a lethal disease called botulism. It can enter the body via infections by Clostridium (e.g. wound and children botulism) or by direct contact with the toxin or eating contaminated food (food-borne botulism). Botulinum toxin is also considered as a relevant biological warfare agent with an expected high number of causalities when misused for bioterrorist or military purposes. The current paper surveys the actual knowledge about botulinum toxin pathogenesis, the manifestation of poisoning, and current trends in diagnostics and therapeutics. Relevant and recent literature is summarized in this paper.
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