Botulism VS Food Poisoning

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Botulism VS Food Poisoning

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Hat Tip: Image to "rick1", over at EHP-D:

Which is worse, botulism or food poisoning, know the difference and know the signs of each. One of these will kill you and the other will make you really sick:

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Botulism threat to preppers
http://www.happypreppers.com/botulism.html

Botulism is a unique threat to preppers. Just a teaspoonful of Botulinum toxin could kill 100,000 people! Here's how to prevent botulism

Botulism is an illness, caused naturally, by improper food preservation, or intentionally as weapon of bioterrorism, that causes eventual paralysis and respiratory failure leading to death. ---CONTINUED---
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Re: Botulism VS Food Poisoning

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For info on Botulism in Home Canning foods, go to our Home Canning thread, here:

Food: Preservation » Food: Canning-Canning at Home » Botulism & Home Canning
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