TETANUS
CAUSATIVE AGENT: CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI
MODE OF TRANSMISSION: PATHOGEN ENTERS DIRECTLY INTO THE WOUNDS FROM THE DUST IN ATMOSPHERE.
INCUBATION: THREE DAYS TO THREE WEEKS.
SYMPTOMS: PAINFUL CONTRADICTION OF MUSCLES OF NECK AND JOINTS.
PREVENTION: PROPER CLEANING OF WOUNDS AND SHOULD BE DRESSED WITH 3% OF IODINE SOLUTION .
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