Why Can't Botulism Be Transmitted from Person to Person

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Multiple Choice

Why can't botulism be transmitted from person to person?

• A) The disease is caused by eating spores that germinate into vegetative cells that produce toxin.
• B) The disease is a toxin-mediated disease; it is caused by ingestion of food contaminated with botulinum toxin produced under anaerobic conditions by Clostridium tetani.
• C) The disease is caused by eating spores that germinate into vegetative cells that produce toxin AND people with botulism die before they can transmit the disease to others.
• D) The disease is caused by ingestion of food contaminated with botulinum toxin AND the disease is caused by eating spores that germinate into vegetative cells that produce toxin.
• E) Botulism is a toxin-mediated blood-borne disease AND people with botulism die before they can transmit the disease to others.

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