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What foodborne disease involves neurotoxin?
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Botulism: Although there are others, clostridium botulinum toxin can be foodborne and kill. Also, puffer fish have the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin- improperly prepared and eaten, paralysis and death can occur.
Answered 6/24/2012
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