Lethal - ANS-what type of disease is clostridium tetani?
True - ANS-the toxin that is produced by clostridium tetani is released into and travels
throughout the body affecting muscles and eventually causing respiratory paralysis and
death. T/F
False - ANS-there is a lesion with clostridium tetani. T/F
Head, Face - ANS-in clostridium tetani wounds around the ______ and ______ result in
rapid fatality.
Noncommunicable - ANS-what is the mode of transmission for Clostridium Tetani
No - ANS-is there immunity for clostridium tetani?
Clostridium Tetani - ANS-prevention for ____________:
- puncture wounds should be widely opened, thoroughly cleaned, and dead tissue
removed.
- this organism is sensitive to penicillin, but no antibiotic has any effect on the toxin
released into the body.
- artificially acquired active immunization is accomplished by way of the tetanus toxoid
vaccine.
Penicillin - ANS-what is clostridium tetani sensitive too?
Tetanus Toxoid - ANS-artificially acquired active immunization from clostridium tetani is
accomplished by way of the ___________ vaccine.
Clostridium Perfringens - ANS-this organism exists as saprophytes in the soil and in the
intestinal canal of many animals.
Clostridium Perfringens - ANS-this organism exists in the spore state in soil.
Gas Gangrene - ANS-this is a highly fatal disease caused by the contamination of
wounds with soil containing the spores of clostridium perfringens.
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