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Infant intestinal botulism

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Link to WHO Definition

Infant intestinal botulism – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2113104711

Infant botulism is a rare form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). It is due to intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum leading to toxin-mediated infection with toxaemia.