Botulism: more than a passing fancy.Botulism botulism (bŏch`əlĭz'əm), acute poisoning resulting from ingestion of food containing toxins produced by the bacillus Clostridium botulinum. : More than a passing fancy A Passing Fancy were a popular Toronto band from the mid-1960s fronted by singer/songwriter and guitarist Jay Telfer, today publisher and editor of the antique collector’s magazine “Wayback Times” and Dr. Brian Price president of In The Game Hockey Cards. A recent report suggests there may be more long-term problems associated with botulism than scientists have assumed. Researchers led by Felissa L. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. of the University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. looked at the long-term effects of botulism in 28 persons who became ill after eating sauteed onions in congealed margarine. She found that although "the patient may appear to be fully recovered after a period of time...50 percent of the patients became easily fatigued three years after contracting botulism." Other long-term effects included muscle weakness, headache and blurred vision. Botulism is an acute bacterial poisoning often associated with home-canned foods, but increasingly traced to restaurants. |
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