Inhaled botulism bacteria?
My mom threw away old jars and home-made juice today, pouring it all down the sink because she read that toxic bacteria can form there, which causes botulism. My question is, the whole kitchen stank of the stuff. It says online that if you inhale it, you can also get this disease. Is that likely?
No. Certainly not.
On the one hand, not the botulism bacteria as such is dangerous, but the poison botulinum oxide formed by it.
Second, that it stinks in your kitchen for filthy canned food doesn’t say. Botulinumtoxis is odorless.
Thirdly, the poison must come into the body, optimally into the intestine. That means you have to eat it or at least properly inhale it. Nothing can happen to what you did.
And for the fourth, this is also extremely rare and more likely to be found in meat preserves. (Where it is not entirely excluded in fruit and vegetables)
Botulism is a reportable disease. As a rule, less than a dozen cases occur annually throughout Germany. This does not mean that you could not be one of them, but it is extremely rare. There is the chance to win $50,000 in the lottery significantly greater…
Yes that can be
50-50
depends on how long you were in the kitchen
For exactly 10 seconds, then I’m out
So I was just asking what she spilled away, old currant juice. Can this ever happen? He stinks like he did.
I’d rather tap 1:1000.
Very unlikely that Clostridium botulinum is contained in fruit canned/seed. This bacterium prefers high-protein foods and is therefore more likely to be found in meat or fish canned foods. In addition, it forms gas, so that the cans can be expanded. It’ll be his other spoiler.
Easy to ventilate and clean sink thoroughly. Don’t be crazy, I’m sure you won’t have any serious consequences.