1 Fast, labored breathing: Fluid in the smallest airways (the alveoli) causes pneumonia, an infection due to a virus or bacteria. 2  Pneumonia causes fast, labored breathing, occasionally cyanosis, a persistent cough, and crackly sounds (rales) when listened to with a stethoscope.
Definition of BOTULINUM. : a spore-forming bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulinum toxin.â botÂ·uÂ·liÂ·nal \-ËlÄ«-nÉl\ adjective. a spore-forming bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulinum toxin.
BOTULISM â page 1. BOTULISM serum of the patient or in a sus. (See also INFANT BOTULISM and WOUND. BOTULISM, below.) 1. Agent: Toxin produced by Clostridium. botulinum (and rarely other clostridium. species), a gram-positive bacillus. Most cases.