Clostridium Tetani causes tetanus, a condition characterized by contractile paralysis where muscles cannot relax due to a released neurotoxin, often leading to death.
Clostridium Tetani causes tetanus, a condition characterized by contractile paralysis where muscles cannot relax due to a released neurotoxin, often leading to death.
| Front | Clostridium Tetani |
|---|---|
| Back | tetanus (contractile paralysis) - Neuro toxin (releases it) which will cause paralysis to occur leads to death (contraction but no relaxation) |
Tags: bacteria
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