Alert! Fake Botox has made 22 people sick in the United States; What you should know

The authorities of USA have warned about the supply of fake botoxwhich has sickened 22 personas; This is what you should know.

This warning was released this Tuesday, April 23, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

According to the alert issued by the North American agency, a disease outbreak that have been related to injections of fake botox.

And according to the CDC, the half Of the 22 patients affected in the United States, they had to be hospitalized after presenting complications of health.

Unlicensed people administered fake botox injections

The fake botox injections that made people sick 22 people in the United Statess, were applied by unlicensed peopleaccording to the health agency.

It stands out that these inoculations took place in houses or spasso the individuals who supplied them did not have the training required for these aesthetic procedures.

It should be noted that cases of people who had health complications due to fake botox emerged at the beginning of Novemberwhich were distributed throughout 11 regions of the United States.

People who received fake botox present symptoms of botulism

While six of the 22 people in the United States to whom it was applied fake botoxpresented symptoms of the toxiinfection known as botulism.

This condition that can lead to end life of whoever carries it, is caused by a toxin that damages the nerves of the organism.

This is because patients can become unable to breathe due to the effects on control muscularwhich can lead toto dead.

For its part, botulinum toxin is considered one of the deadliest substances that are known, according to the World Health Organization (OMS).

It is important to note that the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, causing botulism, is the same one used in the manufacture of botox.

Between the symptoms of this disease present in 22 patients from the United States who were injected with fake botox are:

• difficulty speaking
• Swallowing problems
• Feeling of dry mouth
• Blurry vision
• Trouble breathing
• facial weakness
• Drooping eyelids
• Generalized muscle paralysis