A retired contract administrator who enjoyed gardening sought medical attention for what appeared to be a sinus infection. He received antimicrobials but the conditioned worsened and he was experiencing severe painful spasms in his jaw. He admitted to injuring himself with a gardening tool while wearing sandals in the yard but did not seek medical attention for the wound. The man is likely experiencing what?
Biology · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Infection is due to intoxication caused by a focal Clostridium tetani infection.
Clostridium tetani species belong to bacteria found in soil , in the faeces and in the mouth of animal . The disease is acquired when wounds become infected by the bacteria . The spores become active and spread throughout the body producing a poison called tetanus . The toxin then blocked the nerve signals from the spinal cord to muscles and cause generalized severe muscle spasm (lockjaw) and other things also .