Keith Benson wrote:
> It must be terribl;e to be one of those 15%, especially when it is so easily preventable.
>
>
I agree, but the fatality rate for infant botulism is less than 1% in
the USA, so even if you get it you have a better chance of survival than
most hospitalization causes.
The infant mortality rate in the USA is about 7 per 1000 and most all of
those deaths are from birth defects, disorders related to short
gestation/low birthweight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and
issues related to pregnancy and birth, including substance abuse.
Botulism is not even mentioned.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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