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It affects the axon terminal, by blocking the release of acetylcholine , thus preventing an action potential from occurring.

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Which neuromuscular disorder is caused by a bacterial toxin?

Botulism is a neuromuscular disorder caused by a bacterial toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. This toxin can affect the nervous system and cause muscle weakness or paralysis.


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"Botox" is actually a poison. It prevents muscle movement by preventing the nerve impulse to travel from the neuron across the neuromuscular junction and prevents the muscle from contracting. It is the toxin produced by the microbe that causes botulism.


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How serious is botulism?

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How does botulisma serious form of food poisoningcause muscle paralysis?

Botulinum toxin (aka. Botox, produced by the bacteria Clostridium Botulinum) causes paralysis by disrupting exocytosis of acetylcholine into the neuromuscular junction. When a nerve impulse reaches the neuromuscular junction, it normally triggers vesicles storing acetylcholine to fuse with the axonal membrane, releasing its contents into the junction where acetylcholine can trigger an action potential in the muscle fibre. Failure of the vesicle to fuse and release its contents into the junction deprives the muscle of any kind of signal that would cause contraction, thereby paralyzing it.


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Botulinus toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine from the presynaptic terminal. This is a total blockage of neuronal transmission.