Updated September 2011 Tetanus What is it? Tetanus is a disease caused by the bacteria, Clostridium tetani, which is often found in animal intestines. The toxin produced by tetanus bacteria can cause a fatal paralysis. - Pertussis toxin - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	Updated September 2011 Tetanus What is it? Tetanus is a disease caused by the bacteria, Clostridium tetani, which is often found in animal intestines. The toxin produced by tetanus bacteria can cause a fatal paralysis. Add to Reading List Document Date: 2011-09-09 09:40:25 Open Document File Size: 99,26 KB Share Result on Facebook Country United Kingdom / / MedicalCondition lockjaw / polio / cuts / paralysis / cut / Kidney failure / serious injury / rare tetanus / few vaccine preventable infectious diseases / very serious illness / heart attack / blood clot / disease / pulmonary embolism / Blood poisoning / infection / Spasm / diphtheria / Tetanus / fatal paralysis / muscle spasm / / MedicalTreatment vaccination / / Organization World Health Organization / NHS / / SocialTag Medicine Vaccines Tetanus Vaccination Clostridium tetani Tetanospasmin Diphtheria DPT vaccine Pertussis Bacterial diseases

Updated September 2011 Tetanus What is it? Tetanus is a disease caused by the bacteria, Clostridium tetani, which is often found in animal intestines. The toxin produced by tetanus bacteria can cause a fatal paralysis.Add to Reading List