2. Clostridium tetani
•The Tetanus is a disease provoked by a powerful neurotoxina, the exotoxina
tetanospasmina, which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. This one
penetrates in the nervous fibers peripheral motorboats up to coming to the nervous
central system and generates violent muscular contractions.
•In 1889 it was isolated of a human victim by Kitasato Shibasaburo
¿ WHAT IS ?
3. ¿ SINCE IT CONTRACTS?
•It interferes to the body across wounds opened by contact with the land,
contaminated manure, for courts or penetration with some rusty object, also it can be
for bites of dogs, etc.
4. TYPES OF TETANUS
Local tetanus
Cephalic tetanus
Widespread tetanus
Tetanus neonatal
5. SYMPTOMS
•Respiratory Problems are begun by slight spasms in the muscles of the jaw
•Respiratory problems.
•Slavering
•Excessive perspiration
•Fever
•Spasms of the hand or of the foot
•Irritability
•Impede to swallow
•Uncontrollable micturition or defecation
7. TREATMENT
•The wound must be cleaned well and eliminate the source of the toxin, to withdraw the
dead fabric and to stop exposed to the air since the oxygen kills to the anaerobic
bacteria (without oxygen).
•It is necessary to to administer human antitetanic immunoglobulin to neutralize the
circulating toxin that still has not joined the nervous completions
•Before the penicillin was used to reduce the quantity of bacteria but they saw that not
tape-worm no effect in the neurotoxina that produces it.
•Nowadays Metronidazol's employment is recommended in replacement of the penicillin,
since the latter possesses effect antigaba that might have activity sinérgica with the
tetanic toxin.
8. PREVENTION
The tetanus can get ready by means of the vaccination. A reinforcement of
the vaccine is advisable every 5 or 10 years.
