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**Septicaemia
**Septicaemia
**Acute inflammation affecting pleua, peritoneum, mediastinum, pericardium, joints and meninges
**Acute inflammation affecting pleua, peritoneum, mediastinum, pericardium, joints and meninges
**Causes a polyserositis - pericarditis, [[Peritonitis - Pathology|peritonitis]], pleurisy and meningitis - in pigs 3-10 weeks old
**Causes a polyserositis - pericarditis, [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]], pleurisy and meningitis - in pigs 3-10 weeks old
**Also causes suppurative [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Glasser's disease|bronchopneumonia, pleuritis]], [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Pigs|polyarthritis]] (also ''H. suis)
**Also causes suppurative [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Glasser's disease|bronchopneumonia, pleuritis]], [[Joints Inflammatory - Pathology#In Pigs|polyarthritis]] (also ''H. suis)
**Expressed lesions vary between animals - meningitis is most consistent, arthritis in 20% of cases
**Expressed lesions vary between animals - meningitis is most consistent, arthritis in 20% of cases