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- 3. The inability to open the mouth due to tetanus-induced muscle stiffness.
- 6. Preventive treatment, including vaccines and wound care, to avoid tetanus.
- 8. Increased muscle tone leading to stiffness and spasms.
- 9. An immunoglobulin used for passive immunity in suspected tetanus cases.
- 10. Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain that may occur in severe tetanus.
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- 1. A toxic substance affecting the nervous system, like tetanospasmin.
- 2. Type of environment required for C. tetani to grow and produce toxins.
- 4. test A clinical test where touching the posterior pharynx causes jaw closure instead of a gag reflex.
- 5. Sudden, brief, involuntary muscle jerks seen in tetanus.
- 7. Loss of muscle function in severe cases of tetanus.