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====[[Black Leg]]====

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====[[~~Necrosis - Pathology#~~Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]]====

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====[[Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]]====

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*Causative agents: [[:Category:Clostridium species|''Clostridium septicum, C. novyi, C. perfringens, C. sordelli'']]

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*Normally in soil

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*Bacteria gain entry as spores via penetrating wounds

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*Serohaemorrhagic myositis

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*If only subcutis and fascia are involved - '''malignant oedema'''

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*Toxaemia and septicaemia -> rapid death

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====[[Actinobacillosis|Wooden tongue]]====

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