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librius:

librius:

recently learned my coworker and one of my friends dont know what botulism is, and now im wondering if theyre outliers or if this is my Weird Kid showing through so

do you know what botulism is (Knowing What Botulism Is in this case is described as knowing the concept, how to identify and avoid it in a household context, not necessarily all the scientific parts of what it is and what it can do) and where did you learn about it?

do you know what botulism is?

No, I will look it up so I can learn how to identify it now (IT CAN KILL YOU)

Yes, I learned about it in a food unit in school (cooking class or similar)

Yes, I learned about it in a science unit in school (biology class or similar)

Yes, I learned about it from other people, life experiences, etc

Yes, I learned about it in a “weird” way (hyperfixations, youtube docus, etc)

Yes, I researched it after a food recall bc of botulism

Yes, I looked it up because I wanted to say yes to this poll

Yes, and I thought it was common knowledge

Yes, I learned from a PSA on social media (tumblr, facebook, instagram, etc)

Yes, other “weird” source

Yes, other “normal” source

I study/studied botulism (this is not a “normal” source)

See Results

please reblog if you can im sososososo curious

😰 the amount of ppl who dont know what botulism is so far is legit scaring me. please look it up, you cant always tell if something has botulism in it, but when it Definitely has botulism in it its very easy to tell. educate yourselves and stay safe 🩷

These bitches complaining that botulism is so scary but literally no one is actually educating anyone SMH.

BOTULISM TL;DR :

WHAT IT IS

Botulism is a nasty fucking illness that can straight up fucking kill you and it begins in your damn food. You can also get it in your open wounds and babies can get it too, but this is mostly about the food kind of botulism.

Specifically: preserved (jams and and pickles and shit), fermented (kimchi, beer) or canned food. Basically if it’s sealed, it is at risk.

(Also not really related but I felt obligated to mention that heroin users are at risk of botulism, specifically black tar heroin. So as always, test your drugs, dont share needles and tell cops nothing but doctors EVERYTHING. You’re protected by HIPPA.)

WHAT IT DOES

Botulism has a lotta symptoms, they happen anywhere from 12 to 36 hours after ingestion of sketchy ass food. But that’s all dependant on how much toxin was ingested. They can happen sooner or later.

Just copy pasted from the Mayo clinic.

Symptoms of foodborne botulism include:

If you have these symptoms after eating something funny looking, go the the ER. FAST!

HOW TF DO I TELL IF MY SHIT HAS BOTULISM IN IT

You can’t see or smell or teste botulism. (BTW don’t try to see if food went bad by tasting it, that is always a HORRENDOUS idea). But you can tell that *Something* went wrong in general with your food if it’s showing these characteristics:

If it is something canned or jarred, and it starts to look sus, don’t take the chance. Throw it out. And keep anything in a can or jar in the refrigerator DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY after opening and try to finish it within a week of opening it.

IM CONSIDERING MAKING MY OWN PRESERVES CAUSE IM A NERD / I WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT BOTULISM / I DONT TRUST A SINGLE TUMBLR POST BY A RANDOM INTERNET USER (objectively correct) / IM BALD / RESSOURCES

Links to the CDC, Mayo Clinic and Food Safety .gov

About Botulism


Botulism - Symptoms and causes


Home Canning and Botulism


Video coverage of a case of botulism by Chubbyemu



PLEASE DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH BOTULISM. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN PRESERVES YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT AND RESEARCH BOTULISM. BOTULISM IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY DISEASE THAT IS EASILY PREVENTABLE WITH PROPER INFORMATION.

DO YOU OWN RESEARCH. I HAVE NOT BEEN EXHAUSTIVE.

Stay informed, stay safe.

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