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A member asked:
Why can't the tetanus toxin tetanospasmin be given to lessen the effects of botulism?
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First, they are two: different organisms that cause different diseases. Second, giving a neurotoxin to a patient with botulism would hurt the patient, not help him.
Answered 12/7/2015
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