Tag: Tetanus
Tetanus
Tetanus is a severe infection caused by Clostridium tetani bacterium found in soil and human and animal waste. The infection is not contagious. C....
Incubation in Infectious Diseases
1- 2-5j:
- Cholera
- Chancroid
- Herpes (2 to 7d)
- Diphtheria
- The best part of bacterial infections (scarlet fever ...)
2- 10 days:
- Measles
- Leptospirosis (6 12j).
-...
Tetanus
* Toxic infection due to Bacillus Nicolaier (Clostridium tetani) which secretes a neurotoxin (tetanospasmin).
Gram + anaerobic bacillus; copro-telluric germ.
* Non immunizing Disease -> vaccination...
