The Dangerous Fish Thawing Mistake That Could Cost You Your Life

Contaminated food is a common source of botulism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, often from canned, preserved, or fermented homemade foods. 

And you really don’t want to consume bacteria that make botulinum toxin, because the symptoms of foodborne botulism are not like the stomachaches associated with most mild food poisoning. Botulism from eating contaminated food can cause vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, muscle weakness, and difficulty breathing. 

The botulinum toxin will bind “irreversibly to nerve endings,” Schaffner said. “So if you get enough of a dose, what happens is that you get paralyzed.” In the worst cases, your lungs get paralyzed and you suffocate. 

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