How would a person contract botulism

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The bacterium Clostridium botulinum secretes botulinum toxin, a neurotoxin. the toxin blocks release of acetylcholine from the axon terminal of a motor neuron. Explain how the toxin binding would change the normal sequence of events at the neuromuscular junction. How would a person contract BOTULISM?

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