Gas Gangrene

What is Gas Gangrene? Gas gangrene is caused by Clostridium perfringens, Cl. septicum, Cl. oedematiens and Cl. histolitycum. Gas gangrene usually develops with extensive crumbling of tissues (gunshot, torn, ragged-bruised wounds), often polluted with earth,

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Gilchrist Blastomycosis

What is Gilchrist Blastomycosis? Gilchrist blastomycosis, or North American blastomycosis (Gilch-rist disease, Chicago disease – English; Blastomykose – German; blastomycose – French; blastomicosis – Spanish) – a chronic disease related to deep mycosis, characterized by

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Impetigo in Children

What is Impetigo in Children? Impetigo is an abscess disease that causes staphylococci or streptococci. Impetigo strikes children’s groups – for example, kindergartens, nurseries (often), orphanages. Both home and school outbreaks can occur. Impetigo is

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Toxoplasmosis

What is Toxoplasmosis? Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease characterized by damage to the nervous system, eyes, skeletal muscles and heart muscles, as well as an increase in lymph nodes, liver and spleen. Prone to chronic

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Erysipelas

What is Erysipelas? Erysipelas is an infectious disease characterized by the appearance on the skin or mucous membranes of foci of clearly demarcated acute serous or serous-hemorrhagic inflammation, fever and symptoms of general intoxication. The

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Listeriosis

What is Listeriosis? Listeriosis (synonyms: listerelosis, Tigris disease, neuralgias, neonatal granulomatosis) is an infectious disease from the group of zoonoses. In humans, the disease occurs either in the form of acute sepsis (with damage to

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Miaz

What is Miaz? Miaz, myiasis (from the Greek. Myia – a fly, other transcriptions: myiosis, myasis) – a disease caused by the penetration and stay of larvae and adult arthropods in the tissues and cavities

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