The nurse in the emergency department knows that clients exposed to Clostridium botulinum, an agent of bioterrorism, would likely be exhibiting which of the following clinical manifestations listed below?
A)
Blindness and respiratory distress
B)
Hemorrhage from all orifices resulting in signs of shock and coma
C)
Frothy, odiferous diarrhea and dehydration
D)
Muscle weakness in extremities eventually leading to paralysis of respiratory muscles
Ans:
D
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Clostridium botulinum causes neuromuscular paralysis and is listed as a category A agent.
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