Mechanism of tetanus disease, illustration. A skin wound is contaminated with Clostridium tetani bacteria that produce a neurotoxin that reaches the spinal cord and causes spastic paralysis. The man is in opisthotonus (backward spasm), a state of severe hyperextension and spasticity.

Mechanism of tetanus disease, illustration. A skin wound is contaminated with Clostridium tetani bacteria that produce a neurotoxin that reaches the spinal cord and causes spastic paralysis. The man is in opisthotonus (backward spasm), a state of severe hyperextension and spasticity. Stock Photo
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Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo

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2JW32WF

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6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

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31 August 2022