Question

Bacterial toxins are chemical products made by bacteria. a person ingests some honey containing clostridium botulinum. the

c. botulinum is actively growing and releases toxin in the honey. the person becomes ill from ingesting the toxin. this is an example of a/n ______. intoxication. toxemia. hemolysin. pandemic. infection.

Answer 1

The correct answer would be the first option. This is an example of intoxication. This is a food borne illness that happens when one eats a food containing a toxic substance that is being produced by a certain bacteria. In this case it is C. Botulinum that causes the intoxication.