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Tetanus is caused by - |
| A. | Clostridium |
| B. | Virus |
| C. | Bacteriophage |
| D. | Salmonella |
| Answer» A. Clostridium | |
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Explanation: Tetanus s a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, rodshaped, obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani which is a rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus species Clostridium. C. tetani is found as spores in soil or in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. C. tetani produces a potent biological toxin, tetanospasmin, and is the causative agent of tetanus, a disease characterized by painfulmuscular spasms that can lead to respiratory failure and, in up to 40% of cases, death. |
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