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is produced by
Clostridium tetani bacteria. Tetanus involves generalized rigidity and painful convulsive
spasms of skeletal muscles, occurring 3 to 21 days after infection. The muscle stiffness
usually involves the jaw (lockjaw) and neck muscles, and then becomes generalized.
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How can you use tetanus in a sentence?
Everybody has tetanus which is a muscle
What are four types of tetanus?
The four types of tetanus are generalized, localized, cephalic, and neonatal tetanus. Generalized tetanus is the most common form, characterized by muscle stiffness and spasms throughout the body. Localized tetanus affects a specific muscle group, while cephalic tetanus primarily involves cranial nerves, often resulting in facial muscle spasms. Neonatal tetanus affects newborns and is typically caused by infections from unsterile practices during childbirth.
What is a Continuous partial contraction of muscle?
Tetanus
What is the difference between unfused tetanus and fused tetanus?
Unfused tetanus-"the relaxation time between successive twitches will get shorter as the strength of contraction increases in amplitude." On the other hand, Fused tetanus-"Smooth, sustained muscle contraction."
Is tetanus a technical name for a muscle cramp?
No tetanus is an acute often fatal disease caused by a neurotoxin
What muscle relaxants are used to treat tetanus?
Diazepam and methocarbamol are also used by injection for relief of tetanus.
What is the effect of Tetanus?
Muscle spasms, and difficulty to breathe.
A Muscle produces its highest tension when in complete?
tetanus
What cell does tetanus affect?
Tetanus affects motor neurons in the central nervous system, particularly those that control muscle movement. The tetanus toxin interferes with neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction, leading to muscle stiffness and spasms.
What are the key differences between tetany and tetanus, and how can they be distinguished from each other?
Tetany is a condition characterized by involuntary muscle contractions due to low levels of calcium in the blood, while tetanus is a bacterial infection that causes severe muscle stiffness and spasms. Tetany is typically caused by low calcium levels, while tetanus is caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. Tetany can be distinguished from tetanus by the presence of muscle twitching and spasms in tetany, while tetanus is characterized by more severe muscle stiffness and spasms.
Why skeletal muscle can undergo tetanus?
It can but it undergoes incomplete tetanus, in this case there is a short period of relaxtion before a new contractian is initiated. The muscle contraction will go up in a wave like line..
Which disease is commonly called lockjaw?
Tetanus is commonly referred to as lockjaw due to the characteristic symptom of severe muscle stiffness in the jaw muscles that causes difficulty opening the mouth. Tetanus is caused by a bacterial toxin and can be prevented with vaccination.
