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Tetanus Clostridium tetani

Tetanus Clostridium tetani. Abbie McDougle. Description. Also called lock jaw Toxin that affects the brain and nervous system Causes tightening of the muscles Very painful. How it attacks and spreads. Enters the body through wounds Does not spread from one person to another.

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Tetanus Clostridium tetani

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  1. TetanusClostridium tetani Abbie McDougle

  2. Description • Also called lock jaw • Toxin that affects the brain and nervous system • Causes tightening of the muscles • Very painful

  3. How it attacks and spreads • Enters the body through wounds • Does not spread from one person to another

  4. Most common victims to prey on • Anyone with an open wound • People without the tetanus vaccine • Newborns without a “passive” immune system if mom hasn’t had the vaccine • Self-piercings • Splinters • Self-tattooing • Drug users who share needles

  5. Were it hides out • Found in soil • Feces of domestic animals, farm animals and humans

  6. Most common injury done to victim • Spasm of jaw muscles • Stiff neck • Hard time swallowing • Stiffness in abdominal area • May cause sweating, higher blood pressure, rapid heart rate

  7. Number of Victims • 1out of 10 people die of tetanus • High death rate

  8. Most effective weapons against the germ • No cure • Supportive treatment • Best treatment is immunization

  9. Which cell parts are changed to allow the germ to do its job? • Attacks the nerve cells

  10. Sources • http://www.vaccineinformation.org/tetanus/qandadis.asp • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001640 • http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/tetanus/default.htm • http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/163063.php • http://vaccines.com/Images/protect/adacel/tetanus.gif

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