Changes

The secondary lamellae have become rounded up and shortened. At the tips of the primary lamellae, the adjacent secondary lamellae have become fused.

The secondary lamellae have become rounded up and shortened. At the tips of the primary lamellae, the adjacent secondary lamellae have become fused.

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|l1=Gill Hyperplasia

|q2=How would this disease process progress?

|q2=How would this disease process progress?

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These changes predispose to the colonization by bacteria, which cause further gill damage and necrosis. This may lead to a generalized septicemia.

These changes predispose to the colonization by bacteria, which cause further gill damage and necrosis. This may lead to a generalized septicemia.

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|l2=Gill Hyperplasia

|q3=What are the possible causes?

|q3=What are the possible causes?

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The common names for this condition are ‘environmental gill disease’ and ‘bacterial gill disease.’

The common names for this condition are ‘environmental gill disease’ and ‘bacterial gill disease.’

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|l3=Gill Hyperplasia

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