What illness does Clostridium perfringens cause?
Clostridium perfringens most often causes food poisoning that results in sudden, watery diarrhea and abdominal pain. Usually there is no fever and no vomiting. On very rare occasions Clostridium perfringens can cause a more severe infection that causes the intestinal tissue to die and results in an infection of the blood. Wounds that become contaminated with Clostridium perfringens can result in tissue decay.
