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This document discusses the pathogenesis and effects of tetanospasmin, the exotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani which causes the disease tetanus. It describes how C. tetani spores enter wounds and produce tetanospasmin, which travels through the bloodstream to the central nervous system and binds to motor neurons. This blocks inhibitory regulation in the CNS, causing prolonged muscle contraction and painful muscle spasms, symptoms like lockjaw and opisthotonos. Treatment involves wound cleaning, medicati
- Author
- aparna ranjith markose
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- EN