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What is the incubation period for tetanus?
What is the incubation period for tetanus?
6-14 days
What is the characteristic onset of tetanus?
What is the characteristic onset of tetanus?
Persistent tonic muscular spasms at the site of penetration of the causative agent
What muscles are affected by the tonic spasms in tetanus?
What muscles are affected by the tonic spasms in tetanus?
Jaw muscles (trismus), face muscles (risus sardonicus), and extremities
What position does the patient assume in tetanus?
What position does the patient assume in tetanus?
What is the death rate for tetanus?
What is the death rate for tetanus?
What are the common sources of tetanus infection?
What are the common sources of tetanus infection?
What are the two exotoxins produced by C. tetani when they multiply in a wound?
What are the two exotoxins produced by C. tetani when they multiply in a wound?
What is the function of Tetanospasmin?
What is the function of Tetanospasmin?
Why is Tetanospasmin not dangerous if given orally?
Why is Tetanospasmin not dangerous if given orally?
How does Tetanospasmin reach the motor centres of the spinal cord?
How does Tetanospasmin reach the motor centres of the spinal cord?
What specifically and avidly fixes the tetanus toxin in the nervous tissue?
What specifically and avidly fixes the tetanus toxin in the nervous tissue?
What does the abolition of spinal inhibition by the tetanus toxin cause?
What does the abolition of spinal inhibition by the tetanus toxin cause?
