botulism
MONDO:0005498Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names botulism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A serious bacterial infection caused by botulinum toxin which is produced by Clostridium botulinum. Patients are infected usually by ingestion of contaminated food or wound contamination. It leads to muscle paralysis which may result in respiratory failure.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005498), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
18 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abdominal painHPOHP:0002027
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Cerebral palsyHPOHP:0100021
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Cranial nerve paralysisHPOHP:0006824
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Diaphragmatic paralysisHPOHP:0006597
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DiplopiaHPOHP:0000651
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DysarthriaHPOHP:0001260
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DysphagiaHPOHP:0002015
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Muscle flaccidityHPOHP:0010547
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- MydriasisHPOHP:0011499
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- XerostomiaHPOHP:0000217
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ArrhythmiaHPOHP:0011675
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- ConstipationHPOHP:0002019
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Nausea and vomitingHPOHP:0002017
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Respiratory insufficiencyHPOHP:0002093
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Urinary retentionHPOHP:0000016
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Diaphragmatic weaknessHPOHP:0009113
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- DiarrheaHPOHP:0002014
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: botulism
- Also called
- botulism poisoning