
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