Actuarial Tables. Section 7520 of the Internal Revenue Code requires the use of a set of actuarial tables for valuing annuities, life estates, remainders, and reversions, for all purposes under Title 26 except for certain purposes stated in the statute or provided by regulation.
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic disease caused by a bacterial toxin usually produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There are four generally recognized naturally-occurring types; foodborne, wound, infant, and, rarely, adult intestinal colonization. Iatrogenic and inhalational botulism may also occur.
Clostridium botulinum: This bacteria secretes a neurotoxin into the food it grows in. When ingested, it can cause a multitude of symptoms including diarrhea, blurred vision, vomiting, descending paralysis, and possible death. Botulism grows in low-acid canned foods, smoked fish, baked potatoes, incompletely fermented marine mammals, garlic stored in oil, and shrink-wrapped mushrooms.