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No , tetanus is not caused by fungus . Tetanus is bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetanae.

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Is tetanus a virus or bacteria or fungus?

Yes,Tetanus is a bacterial disease.It is also known as lockjaw. Tetanus is a rare but often fatal disease that affects the central nervous system by causing painful muscular contractions. It begins when tetanus bacteria enter the body, usually through a wound or cut exposed to contaminated soil. Tetanus is easily preventable through vaccination. For more information visit the links below.


Is tetanus a virus bacteria or fungi?

No, It is cause by Clostridium tetani which is a Gram-positive, motile bacterium found in soil and animal feces. Toxigenic strains of C. tetani contain a plasmid encoding the potent exotoxin which causes tetanus (lockjaw).


Is tetanus a bacterie?

Yes, tetanus is caused by the bacterium C. tetani.


What is name of the bacteria that causes tetanus?

Tetanus is caused by clostridium tetani.


What microbes cause measles and tetanus?

Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani. Measles is caused by a virus.


Is tetanus caused by a pathogen?

A pathogen is a 'disease causing organism' so all infections are caused by pathogens. Tetanus is caused by the Clostridium tetani bacterium


Is tetanus a bacteria?

Tetanus is an infection caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani.


Is tetanus caused by a bacterial microbe?

Yes, tetanus (also called lockjaw) is caused by the release of an exotoxin from the bacteria Clostridium tetani.


Is scarlet fever caused by a fungus?

No, scarlet fever is caused by a bacteria called group A Streptococcus. It is not caused by a fungus.


Can aids be caused by a fungus?

No, HIV is a virus, not a fungus.


Is tetanus and lockjaw caused by bacteria?

Clostridium tetani is the bacterium that causes tetanus and lockjaw.


What type of pathogen is tetanus?

Tetanus is caused by a bacterium, Clostridium tetani, so the pathogen type is bacterial.