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Grass Sickness
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Equine
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'''Description'''
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'''Signalment'''
* Most prevalent in the UK and western Europe.
* Most prevalent in the UK and western Europe.
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* Usually affects young adults.
* Usually affects young adults.
** 6-7 years old.
** 6-7 years old.
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'''Diagnosis'''
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'''Clinical
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** Acute oneset:
** Acute oneset:
*** Muscular tremors
*** Muscular tremors
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** Clinically difficult to diagnose - signs are confined to the gut.
** Clinically difficult to diagnose - signs are confined to the gut.
*** Easy to diagnose on post mortem
*** Easy to diagnose on post mortem
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'''Pathology'''
** [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|Stomach]] and [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] large amounts of contain watery yellow fluid.
** [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|Stomach]] and [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] large amounts of contain watery yellow fluid.
*** There is an abrupt change in the [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]], where no fluid is present.
*** There is an abrupt change in the [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]], where no fluid is present.
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