Why Can't Botulism Be Transmitted from Person to Person

Multiple Choice

Why can't botulism be transmitted from person to person?

A) The disease is caused by eating spores that germinate into vegetative cells that produce toxin.
B) The disease is a toxin-mediated disease; it is caused by ingestion of food contaminated with botulinum toxin produced under anaerobic conditions by Clostridium tetani.
C) The disease is caused by eating spores that germinate into vegetative cells that produce toxin AND people with botulism die before they can transmit the disease to others.
D) The disease is caused by ingestion of food contaminated with botulinum toxin AND the disease is caused by eating spores that germinate into vegetative cells that produce toxin.
E) Botulism is a toxin-mediated blood-borne disease AND people with botulism die before they can transmit the disease to others.