TetanusClostridium tetani

Abbie McDougle

Also called lock jaw Toxin that affects the brain and nervous

system Causes tightening of the muscles Very painful

Description

Enters the body through wounds Does not spread from one person to another

How it attacks and spreads

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

Most common victims to prey on

Found in soil Feces of domestic animals, farm animals

and humans

Were it hides out

Spasm of jaw muscles Stiff neck Hard time swallowing Stiffness in abdominal area May cause sweating, higher blood pressure,

rapid heart rate

Most common injury done to victim

1out of 10 people die of tetanus High death rate

Number of Victims

No cure Supportive treatment Best treatment is immunization

Most effective weapons against the germ

Attacks the nerve cells

Which cell parts are changed to allow the germ to do its job?

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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