NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Tetanus is an infection caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani. When these bacteria enter the body, they produce a toxin that causes painful muscle contractions. Another name for tetanus is “lockjaw”. It often causes a person’s neck and jaw muscles to lock, making it hard to open the mouth or swallow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tetanus is an acute, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system, caused by the toxin of the bacterium clostridium tetani. The bacterium clostridium tetani usually enters the body through an open wound. Tetanus bacteria live in soil and manure. It can also be found in the human intestine and other places.

Detailed explanation-3: -The muscular rigidity and spasms of tetanus are caused by tetanus toxin (tetanospasmin), which is produced by Clostridium tetani, an anaerobic bacillus, whose spores survive in soil and cause infection by contaminating wounds [1].

Detailed explanation-4: -The bacterium that causes tetanus is called Clostridium tetani. The bacterium can survive in a dormant state in soil and animal feces.