(lihashalvatusega kulgev haigus, mis tekib botuliini toimel, (hrl. toiduga saadud) botuliini tekitatud mürgistus, millele on iseloomulikud tugevad neuroloogilised süptomid, mh. sageli surmaga lõppev hingamislihaste halvatus, acute food poisoning that is caused by botulinum toxin produced in food by a bacterial clostridium (Clostridium botulinum) and is characterized by muscle weakness and paralysis, disturbances of vision, swallowing, and speech, and a high mortality rate, serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum