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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. digestive system diseases
  5. enterotoxemia
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. digestive system diseases
  5. enterotoxemia
  1. Fields of Study
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. bacterial infections
  6. enterotoxemia
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. infectious diseases and infestations
  4. infectious diseases
  5. bacterial infections
  6. enterotoxemia

Preferred term

enterotoxemia

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • enterotoxaemia

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15162

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