Enterotoxemia

Disease caused by the liberation of exotoxins of CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS in the intestines of sheep, goats, cattle, foals, and piglets. Type B enterotoxemia in lambs is lamb dysentery; type C enterotoxemia in mature sheep produces struck, and in calves, lambs and piglets it produces hemorrhagic enterotoxemia; type D enterotoxemia in sheep and goats is pulpy-kidney disease or overeating disease.

Year introduced: 1991(1969)

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Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.410.222.325, C22.313

MeSH Unique ID: D004767

Entry Terms:

• Enterotoxemias

Previous Indexing:

• Clostridium Infections/veterinary (1966-1968)

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Diseases Category
Infections
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Clostridium Infections
Enterotoxemia

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Animal Diseases
Enterotoxemia