foodborne botulism
MONDO:0016453Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names foodborne botulism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Foodborne botulism is the most common form of botulism, a rare acquired neuromuscular junction disease with descending flaccid paralysis due to botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). It is caused by consumption of contaminated food containing BoNTs.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016453), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
21 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)
- ConstipationHPOHP:0002019
- 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)
- DiarrheaHPOHP:0002014
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DiplopiaHPO · MondoHP:0000651
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DysarthriaHPO · MondoHP:0001260
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DysphagiaHPO · MondoHP:0002015
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Muscle weaknessHPOHP:0001324
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- MydriasisHPOHP:0011499
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ParalysisHPOHP:0003470
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
Show the remaining 9
- PtosisHPOHP:0000508
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- XerostomiaHPOHP:0000217
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ArrhythmiaHPOHP:0011675
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Nausea and vomitingHPOHP:0002017
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weaknessHPOHP:0002747
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Urinary retentionHPOHP:0000016
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: foodborne botulism
- Also called
- intoxication botulism