The gastrointestinal form of anthrax occurs when the infection occurs via food. Raw meat or milk of animals suffering from anthrax - these are the main sources of infection. The incubation period lasts from 1 to 7 days.
Two 2 forms of food anthrax infection:
- oropharyngeal
- intestinal
The oropharyngeal form of anthrax infection is characterized by:
- inflammation of the lymph nodes of the neck,
- swelling of soft neck tissues;
- sometimes visible ulceration on the oral mucosa or throat.
- pain, throat (sometimes very strong)
- general symptoms: fever, chills, drop in blood pressure, accelerated heart rate ,.
Mortality in these cases reaches 50%.
Intestinal form of anthrax infection
The dominating symptom is severe abdominal pain, (growing under pressure), fever, often diarrhea; although there are also constipation. Stools can be tarry or contain fresh blood. In the majority of patients vomiting occurs, sometimes with bloody content. Ascorbic toxin may result in ascites, or fluid in the peritoneal cavity, or perforation (perforation) of the intestinal wall. Patient mortality ranges from 25 to 80%. However, some cases of intestinal anthrax have a mild character, reminiscent of intestinal poisoning.
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Pismiennnictwo
Medical encyclopedias, including the Little Encyclopedia of PWN
Anthrax - Truth and myths; Zdzisław Dziubek, Wojciech Basiak - PZWL Medical Publishing.
NOTE W¡Glik
1. WHAT ARE YOU FOR A DISEASE?
2. SHOW SKIN OF INJECTION
3. POSTAÆ ŻŁŁONDĄOWO-JELITOWA PRZEMIAZIA ACCURACY
4. POSTAÆ LUNGS OF INFLUENCE WITH CARBOLIC FERTILIZER AND POSITIBILITY
5. DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF INFECTIONS WITH BRAKE
