词条 | clostridial infection |
释义 | clostridial infection pathology ![]() Enterotoxins produced by C. perfringens cause several gastrointestinal diseases in sheep, including lamb dysentery, struck, and pulpy kidney. Exotoxins produced by C. perfringens also cause disease in humans, including gas gangrene, enteritis necroticans, and food poisoning. botulism, a type of poisoning arising from improperly sterilized foods or from wound infection, is caused by neurotoxins released by C. botulinum. tetanus, or lockjaw, is caused by the release of neurotoxins from C. tetani, which can be introduced into the body through a wound; sheep, swine, cattle, horses (horse), humans, and, rarely, dogs (dog) are susceptible. A series of acute, often gangrenous, infections in livestock and waterfowl are caused by other species of Clostridium: braxy (C. septicum), blackleg (C. chauvoei), bacillary hemoglobinuria (C. haemolyticum), and black disease and bighead (C. novyi). Immunity can be conferred against some Clostridium bacteria, and antitoxins (antitoxin) are available for the treatment of infected humans and animals. |
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