Botulism

Botox is a toxic disease caused by botulinum exotoxin. The botulinum toxin produced by botulinum, botulinum toxin is the most toxic toxin of the bacterial toxin. It is a kind of exotoxin with neurotoxicity and cytotoxicity. It can be used for beauty in medicine. According to its antigen structure, it can be divided into A, B, C, D, E, F, G7 types. Each strain can only produce a single type of toxin, of which the three types A, B and E are the main toxins that cause human disease, which is extremely toxic and can be lethal by 0.01 mg orally. In addition to being absorbed from the intestine, botulinum toxin can also penetrate through the respiratory tract, eye conjunctiva, and damaged skin. It has been reported that honey may be a transmission medium. The disease is mainly distributed in western provinces and regions in China. If left untreated, the case fatality rate is high. The cause of death is mainly paralysis of the respiratory muscles, so the death rate is particularly high in those with severe poisoning. Treatment principles are early use of antitoxins, prevention of complications and careful care. Botox Beauty

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