Several hours after eating a chilled three-bean salad containing home-canned green beans, family members have difficulty breathing and swallowing, double vision, and muscle weakness. What should they do?
a) Drink plenty of fluids to dilute the food borne toxins.
b) Lie down to get rid of the symptoms.
c) Smell the leftover salad to see if it is spoiled.
d) Go to the hospital immediately because they may have botulism.
Ans: d) Go to the hospital immediately because they may have botulism.
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