In pyemia the symptoms come on more slowly and are not so intense as in septicemia, while the course of the disease is longer, lasting from six days to four weeks.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Appetite is lost and death follows in the case of septicemia in from two to four days.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The name septicemia is derived from two Greek words meaning "poison" and "blood," and signifies that the germ lives in the blood, hence the use of the term "blood poisoning" for this disease.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler