Botulism, Vintage 1963
Authors: DAVID E. ROGERS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Editorials1 September 1964Botulism, Vintage 1963DAVID E. ROGERS, M.D.DAVID E. ROGERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-3-581 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical syndrome produced by the ingestion of foodstuffs containing botulinum toxin has been recognized for over 200 years. In the late 1700's and early 1800'S, South German physicians adopted the term "botulismus" for the unusual and often fatal poisoning that occasionally followed the ingestion of spoiled sausage in the Kingdom of Würtemberg (botulus = sausage) (1). 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