Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
36. Tetanus (etiology (toxins produced during bacterial growth (estimated…
36. Tetanus
Tetanus
-
Disease of nervous system, persistent tonic spasms, violent brief exacerbations
-
acute during onset, large proportion of those affected die
-
etiology
-
spore forming, spores found in soil, dust, faeces, can live for years
-
-
-
-
tetanus neonatorum
infection of umbilical area after birth, symptoms seen at 7th day
-
-
control
pre exposure prophylaxis
4 doses at 2mo, 3mo, 4mo and 16-24mo
booster at 6, 12, 17, then every ten yrs
-