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Bacillus Anthracis |
-Anthrax, -Is not communicable, -Must come in direct contact with the spore which does not develop in a living body. -Found naturally in soil & affects domestic and wild animals. |
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Anthrax |
Bacillus Anthracis |
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Clostridium Perfringens |
-In the intestine "Food Poison"
-"Trough feeding" at a cafeteria or buffet, where the food is kept warm for hours. -Enterotoxins cause diarrhea -Once introduced in to the soft tissue or wound cause Gas Gangrene |
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Gas Gangrene |
-Requires damaged or dead tissue and an anaerobic conditions. -Fermentation of muscle carbohydrates result in the formation of gas and further tissue destruction. -Common entry points "Civil war", surgical incisions, diabetic ulcers, open fractures, gunshot or puncture wounds. |
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Treatment of Gas Gangrene |
This bacteria requires an anaerobic environment, so debridement and cleaning of wounds followed by Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy. |
