3.2.4 Clostridium botulinum

Question 1

Clostridium botulinum is known as?

Answer 1

Canned Good Bacillus

Question 2

Virulence factor ?

Answer 2

Botulinum toxin (Neurotoxin) A-G

Question 3

What type of Botulinum toxin that is associated with human infections that usually result to flaccid paralysis?

Answer 3

A, B, and E

Question 4

Type of Botulinum toxin that inhibits neurons causing disturbance in neurotransmitters

Answer 4

Type A

Question 5

Type A toxin can use to treat?

Answer 5

Strabismus

Question 6

Disease known as Wandering eye, Frown lines, or Botox

Answer 6

Strabismus

Question 7

What are the associated disease of Clostridium botulinum?

Answer 7

Foodborne Botulism
Infant Botulism
Wound Botulism

Question 8

Example of Source of foodborne botulism?

Answer 8

Inflated canned goods

Question 9

What happen to the infant in infant botulism?

Answer 9

Floppy baby

Question 10

In Floppy baby, this is due to the result in a flaccid type of paralysis due to decreased muscle tone?

Answer 10

Hypotonia

Question 11

Botulism is due to?

Answer 11

Spores