PATHOMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN RABBIT ORGANS ACTUATED BY BOTULISM MICROBES AND TYPE A AND E BOTULINAL TOXINS

Abstract

Experiments were conducted on 20 rabbits given pure toxin and infected with microbes + botulism toxins of A and E type. Pathomorphological studies showed that the actions of these pathogenic factors are different for the one and the other types of botulism pathogenes. Characteristic of the A type botulism are hemodynamic disorders of the endothelium with formation of perimural venous thrombi, metabolic disorders with the prevalence of hydropic dystrophy. The action of the E type botulism pathogene causes deep changes in the parenchyma including necrosis and also caused a peculiar swelling in the connective tissue. The cellular reaction was slightly expressed in both types of pathogenes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0675876

Entities

People

  • E. A. Uspenskii

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Brain
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Cells
  • Connective Tissue
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Embolism And Thrombosis
  • Endocrine Glands
  • Glands
  • Infection
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Nervous System
  • Pia Mater
  • Rodents
  • Tissues
  • Veins

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Microbial Pathology