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The disease progresses to a septicemic infection causing the degradation of the liver and other organs. Pyramiding. Pyramiding is a shell deformity of captive tortoises, in which the shell grows unevenly resulting in a pyramid shape underlying each scute.
Chelonitoxism. Chelonitoxism or chelonitoxication is a type of food poisoning which occasionally results from eating turtles, particularly marine turtles, in the region of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. [1] [2] It is considered rare.
The iron lung, also known as the tank ventilator, Drinker tank or Emerson tank, was the first common pure-NPV device when it was developed in the 1920s by Drinker, Shaw and Mason. It is a large, sealed horizontal cylinder (or "tank") in which the patient lies, with their head protruding from a sealed opening at one end of the tank. An air pump ...
Gopher tortoise. The gopher tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species.
Shell-back tick describes the tortoise-shell appearance of the large shield (scutum; more specifically, ... If a patient has symptoms that could be Lyme disease, even ...
The radiated tortoise ( Astrochelys radiata) is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae. [4] [5] Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, [6] it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. [7] It is a very long-lived species, with ...
The Chinese softshell turtle [1] ( Pelodiscus sinensis) is a species of softshell turtle that is native to mainland China ( Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, with records of escapees—some of which have established introduced populations—in a wide range of other Asian countries, as well as Spain, Brazil and Hawaii. [4]
Epizootic shell disease. Epizootic Shell Disease (ESD) is an infection of the outer shell layer of the American lobster ( Homarus americanus) by chitinolytic bacteria. Infection results in lesions and the degradation of each layer of shell, resulting in secondary bacterial infections and potentially death. [1] [2]