Wonderful facts of Clostridium tetani by https://padlet.com/nursyafiqa_am96/n4x8zbkss3de en-us 2017-03-26 10:09:34 UTC 2023-02-11 09:45:13 UTC hello@padlet.com You have already known that C.tetanus is the cause of the infection called tetanus ... nursyafiqa_am96 https://padlet.com/nursyafiqa_am96/n4x8zbkss3de/wish/162609700 Tetanus (in Malay communities also known as "kancing gigi") is a fatal disease occured when C. tetani produces a toxin that affects the brain and nervous system, leading to stiffness in the muscles. ]]> 2017-03-26 10:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nursyafiqa_am96/n4x8zbkss3de/wish/162609700 Did tetanus really caused from someone who accidentally stepped onto a rusty nail? nursyafiqa_am96 https://padlet.com/nursyafiqa_am96/n4x8zbkss3de/wish/162610036 Okay, this one is a totally misunderstanding about C.tetani, it is not neccessarily the rusty nail will be carrying the bacteria C.tetani; but the wound(open cut) caused by the stepping of the nail will increase the chance of infection of getting tetanus. ]]> 2017-03-26 10:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nursyafiqa_am96/n4x8zbkss3de/wish/162610036