Tetanus

external

• Causes

  • Clostridium tetani

• Effects

  • Tetany
  • Trismus
  • Risus sardonicus
  • Autonomic nervous hyperactivity

• Parents

  • Exotoxin syndrome
  • Notifiable disease

• Treatments

  • Prophylactic immunisation

• Description

  • "exotoxic GABA blockade Rx penicilllin or metronidazole"