Clostridium Tetani
the young mans symptoms only went as far as spasms due to the neurotransmitters being inhibited.
deadly due to most spasms being and the face and neck restricting respiration.
lower motor neuron inhibitor
Can cause Tetanus; infectious disease causing painful muscle contractions. Mainly in cephalic region making it hard to breathe, swallow, and open mouth.
the disease grows at the site and they cause it early on (following day)
Affected systems
toxin can kill many essential systems of the body and cause permanent neuron damage, muscle damage, and immune damage.
Lymphatic
Circulatory
Nervous
Muscular
Action potential is propagated down the neurons axon when neuromuscular junction reaches threshold Acetylcholine is released by exocytosis through synaptic vesicles and recepted at the motor end plate to begin excitation.
Toxin produced
tetanospasmin; binds to presynaptic membrane of NMJ and travels retroaxonally to inhibit acetylcholine in interneurons.
twitch; lactic acid accumulation.
summation; stimulating a muscle before it's had a chance to relax.
tetany; prolonged contraction w/o relaxation resulting from excessive summation.
inefficient transmission of electrical impulses from nerve to muscle through NMJ pathways
Tetanus enters nervous system through lower motor neurons travel to the spinal cord then brain stem.
Acetylcholine inhibition.