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Clostridium tetani is a pathogenic bacteria most commonly found contaminated dust,  soil, manure  and hospital equipment.

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Tetanus outside a host is found in the form of an endospore. When the bacteria enters the host’s blood stream, the spore start to germinate.

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Tetanus usually enters the body from an open wound.

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The incubation period of tetanus is usually 14 days. The first sign and symptoms are painful muscle spasms in the neck and facial muscles caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria. The most common of the spasms are of the jaw also called lockjaw

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In sever cases the tetanus toxin can cause the muscles in the neck and back to spasm simultaneously causing the body to be stuck in a painful arch.

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Tetanus is more common in third world countries where the access to vaccines are not widespread

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Anti-tetanus immunoglobulin can help those who have been infected to help fight the toxin in the body.

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Tetanus can be prevented by a vaccine known as the DTaP which also protect the body against diphtheria and whooping cough