Editing Clostridium botulinum (section)

===Beneficial effects of botulinum toxin===
Purified botulinum toxin is diluted by a physician for treatment of:<ref>{{Cite journal | vauthors = Chiu SY, Patel B, Burns MR, Legacy J, Shukla AW, Ramirez-Zamora A, Deeb W, Malaty IA |date=2020-02-27 |title=High-dose Botulinum Toxin Therapy: Safety, Benefit, and Endurance of Efficacy |journal=Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements |volume=10 |doi=10.5334/tohm.527 |doi-access=free |pmid=32149014 |pmc=7052428 |issn=2160-8288}}</ref>
* Congenital pelvic tilt
* Spasmodic dysphasia (the inability of the muscles of the larynx)
* Achalasia (esophageal stricture)
* Strabismus (crossed eyes)
* Paralysis of the facial muscles
* Failure of the cervix
* Blinking frequently
* Anti-cancer drug delivery<ref name="Arnon SS 2001">{{cite journal | vauthors = Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV, Henderson DA, Bartlett JG, Ascher MS, Eitzen E, Fine AD, Hauer J, Layton M, Lillibridge S, Osterholm MT, O'Toole T, Parker G, Perl TM, Russell PK, Swerdlow DL, Tonat K | title = Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management | journal = JAMA | volume = 285 | issue = 8 | pages = 1059–1070 | date = February 2001 | pmid = 11209178 | doi = 10.1001/jama.285.8.1059 }}</ref>