Run Time: 2 minutes
Author: Dr. Erik Verzemnieks
- Caused by inhalation of spores – most common source is soil and honey.
- 50% of cases are in California followed by Pennsylvania – due to agricultural and industrial nature of the states.
- Symptoms start as poor feeding, weakness, and constipation – eventually leads to paralysis, respiratory distress and arrest – rarely gets this far, 2% of cases end in fatalities.
- Tested through stool cultures and treated with Baby botulism immune globulin (BabyBIG).
Link to Podcast: http://medicalminute.madewithopinion.com/baby-botulism/