English: This micrograph depicts a group of Clostridium tetani bacteria, responsible for causing tetanus in humans.
Tetanus is an acute, often fatal, disease caused by an exotoxin produced by C. tetani. It is characterized by generalized rigidity and convulsive spasms of skeletal muscles, usually involving the jaw (lockjaw) and neck, then becoming generalized.
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2006-02-23 03:33
MarcoTolo 612×411×8 (444346 bytes) ''Clostridium tetani'' bacteria - the cause of [[tetanus]] in humans. Obtained from the CDC [http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp Public Health Image Library]. Image credit: CDC (PHIL #6372), 1995 == Licensing == {{PD-USGov-HHS-CDC}}
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