Difference between revisions of "Clostridium chauvoei"

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 *[[Black Leg|Black leg]]:
-**Acute disease of cattle and sheep
-**Endogenous infection in young cattle with latent spores in muscles, activated by trauma
-**Exogenous infection via wounds in sheep of any age
-**Gangrenous cellulitis and myositis caused by exotoxins leads to rapid death
-**Skeletal muscle damage with lameness, swelling and crepitus due to gas accumulation
-**Dyspnoea due to lesions in tongue and throat muscles
-**Myocardial and diaphragmatic lesions can cause sudden death
-**Fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis
 *Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']]
 [[Category:Histotoxic Clostridia]][[Category:Cattle Bacteria]][[Category:Sheep Bacteria]]
 [[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
+[[Category:To Do - Medium]]