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A Help Centero Question 18 True or False. Directly ingesting clostridium or its associated spores will not cause illness in adults. True L Only the direct ingestion of the pre-formed toxin will cause disease. False i Question 19 : - Not yet graded / 10 pts? A 5-month-old child is given honey at breakfast and begins showing symptoms consistent with botulism. Would the child’s illness be classified as foodborne, infant, or wound botulism? Explain why it would NOT be classified as the other two options. Your Answer: it would be classified as infant botulism. honey can potentially contain clostridium. the lining of the 5 month old's digestive system is not fully developed, as such the clostridium bacteria can take over causing growth of the toxin. it would not be foodborne botulism as that is from improper canning and honey is not canned. it would also not be wound botulism as there is no mention of a wound for bacteria to enter. therefore it has to be infant botulism as children under the age of 6 months are not recommended to consume honey e