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Ep 48 Botulism: Why are you the way you are?

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Toxin and Paralysis

In 1820. He was able to closely examine the stages of paralysis and even develop some hypotheses as to just how the toxin causes these symptoms. This is what he wrote: The nerve conduction is brought by the toxin into a condition in which its influence on the chemical process of life is interrupted. It's amazing that he would recommend therapeutic applications like 150 years before they were put into practice.

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