Bradsot
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Bradsot is a special infectious disease of goats, mainly found in Northern Europe. It manifests as an acute infection often leading to death within 24 hours, characterized by serohemorrhagic changes in the stomach wall.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BRADSOT, bradsot, Norwegian name for a special infectious disease of goats, distributed mainly in Northern Europe. It proceeds in the form of the acutest infection, often ending in the death of the animal within one day. In bradsot, serous-hemorrhagic changes are observed in the wall of the stomach. The causative agent of bradsot was described by Ivar Nielsen in 1888. The bacillus of bradsot belongs to the group of bacilli of malignant edema and gangrenous emphysema and is a long (2-6 μ), thick (1 μ), with rounded ends, spore-bearing, peritrichial, anaerobic bacterium. For humans, the bradsot bacillus is non-pathogenic.
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“Bradsot.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bradsot/