Type of Food Poisoning First Recorded in 1735

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Question is: Type of Food Poisoning First Recorded in 1735

and the answer is: BOTULISM

Word Meaning:

BOTULISM — (pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

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