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muminat
3 years ago
9

A batch of food contaminated with botulism exotoxin, consumed at a family reunion by most of the members of a family, would be a

n example of a ________ outbreak.
Biology
1 answer:
Cerrena [4.2K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer: Point source

Explanation:

An exotoxin is a toxic substance secreted by bacteria. The botulism exotoxin is the exotoxin secretes by bacterial strain named as Clostridium botulinum.

Point source outbreak is a condition in which people are exposed to the same source of infection from a pathogen. This may occur due to the consumption of a single meal which is being infected by the pathogen. This may lead to incidences of food poisoning, disease and even mass death.

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