Wounds

Thanks for that guys/girls..how common are these wounds though? I mean it's not like people pick their nose so excessively that they incur wounds all the time..or ppl ingest something sharp on purpose..so that would mean that if a mucosal wound was ...

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Hi, Thanks..so how do mucosal wounds occur? The one I'm reading about was purposely done for an exp. but just wondering if a the muscous membrane is generally inside what is a somewhat everyday occurance that could result in such a wound? ...

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makes sense....basically: wounds become poorly oxygenated environments thanks for the replies

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Obligate anaerobes are able to infect deep wounds, tissues and organs which are poorly oxygenated.

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My best guess: Inside recent wounds you don't get much blood flow as capillaries are cut, therefore low concentrations of oxygen. It also depends on the type of anaerobe- Faculative, obligate or aerotolerant. Not all anaerobic bacteria ...

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