Difference between revisions of "Clostridium septicum"

From WikiVet English
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 8: Line 8:
 
**Disease occurs during winter
 
**Disease occurs during winter
 
**Rapidly fatal; anorexia, depression, fever
 
**Rapidly fatal; anorexia, depression, fever
*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Gas gangrene|myositis]]
+
*Causes [[Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[:Category:Bacterial Myositis|myositis]]
 
[[Category:Histotoxic_Clostridia]][[Category:Sheep Bacteria]]
 
[[Category:Histotoxic_Clostridia]][[Category:Sheep Bacteria]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]

Revision as of 23:06, 5 March 2011

  • Causes malignant oedema:
    • Infection via wounds
    • Cellutis with minimal gangrene and gas formation
    • Tissue swelling die to oedema; coldness and discoloration of overlying skin
    • Toxaemia with depression; death may be rapis if extensive lesions
  • Causes braxy:
    • Abomasitis of sheep
    • Disease occurs during winter
    • Rapidly fatal; anorexia, depression, fever
  • Causes gas gangrene and myositis