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.