DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF TETANUS By Dr. Gabriel Osatohanmwen AIGBOKHAE

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 DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF TETANUS By Dr. Gabriel Osatohanmwen AIGBOKHAE

OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION

CAUSATIVE AGENT

EPIDOMIOLOGY

TRANSMISSION, HOST FACTORS, ROUTE OF ENTRY

MECHANISM OF ACTION OF TOXIN

CLINICAL FEATURES

TYPES OF ETANUS

DIAGNOSIS

DIFFRENTIAL DIANOSIS

TREATMENT

PREVENTION-ACTIVE & PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION

INTRODUCTION

Derived from the Greek word ‘ to stretch’

It was first described by Hippocrates and Susruta

It is an acute disease caused by anaerobic Clostridium tetani bacteria

Tetanus is a rare and often fatal neurological disease that causes increased tone and muscle spasms due to the bacteria

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