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Due to the powerful toxicity of BTX, the protein could be used as a biological weapon. The countries that have developed BTX to be used in warfare include Japan, Germany, United States, Russia, and Iraq <ref> Dembek, Z. F.; Smith, L. A.; Rusnak, J. Botulinum Toxin. In Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare; 2007. </ref>. | Due to the powerful toxicity of BTX, the protein could be used as a biological weapon. The countries that have developed BTX to be used in warfare include Japan, Germany, United States, Russia, and Iraq <ref> Dembek, Z. F.; Smith, L. A.; Rusnak, J. Botulinum Toxin. In Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare; 2007. </ref>. | ||
BTX has also been used medically and cosmetically as Botox. Various disorders characterized by involuntary muscle contraction can be treated with a small injection of BTX to weaken the spastic muscles for three to four months <ref>Nayyar, P.; Kumar, P.; Nayyar, P. V.; Singh, A. BOTOX: Broadening the Horizon of Dentistry. J. Clin. Diagn. Res. JCDR 2014, 8 (12), ZE25–ZE29. </ref>. Some of these diseases include | |||
cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, strabismus, chronic migraines, primary axillary hyperhidrosis, oesophageal achalasia, vaginismus, and detrusor overactivity among others. | |||
Botulinum toxin is also used in small quantities to prevent the formation of wrinkles. Small muscles in the face create wrinkles after years of repeated contraction <ref>Botulinum Toxin Injection for Facial Wrinkles - American Family Physician http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0801/p168.html#sec-1 (accessed Apr 28, 2016).</ref>. By injecting botulinum toxin into specific muscles, contraction is inhibited and wrinkles are prevented. Continual injections are needed every few weeks because the SNAP-25 proteins regenerate allowing signaling for muscle contraction to begin again. | |||
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