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Hamsters (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
Revision as of 15:14, 6 January 2011
, 15:14, 6 January 2011→Infectious Causes of Diarrhoea
''E. coli'' is transmitted via direct contact, fecal-oral and fomite transmission. Predisposing factors include a high carbohydrate diet, stress, overcrowding and lack of fresh water. Clinical signs include yellow watery diarrhoea that mats around the tail.
''E. coli'' is transmitted via direct contact, fecal-oral and fomite transmission. Predisposing factors include a high carbohydrate diet, stress, overcrowding and lack of fresh water. Clinical signs include yellow watery diarrhoea that mats around the tail.
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Microscopic pathology includes lesions in the small intestine and cecum together with serosal oedema. There will also be submucosal oedema and effacement of enterocytes colonised by bacteria in the small intestine or cecum. Often there is no inflammatory cell inflitrate in the lamina propria or submucosa.
'''Salmonella'''
'''Salmonella'''
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