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Tetanus is not a virus. It is a bacteria. See link below for photos.

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Is tetanus a bacteria or a virus?

Bacteria


What type of pathogen is the tetanus?

virus


How big is one tetanus germ?

Tetanus is a virus and it is anywhere from 10 - 400nm in diameter.


Is Tetanus an active virus or latent virus?

Tetanus is caused by a bacterial toxin produced by Clostridium tetani bacteria, not a virus. The bacteria spores can enter the body through cuts or puncture wounds, where they produce toxins that affect the nervous system. It is not a latent virus because it does not become dormant within the body.


What microbes cause measles and tetanus?

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


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).


What does a virus not look like?

It does not look like a dick in your mouth!


Is the tetanus shot made from a dead virus?

No, the tetanus shot is not made from a dead virus; it is made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The tetanus vaccine contains an inactivated form of this toxin, known as tetanospasmin, which has been detoxified so it cannot cause disease but can stimulate an immune response. This helps the body develop immunity against tetanus without causing the illness.


What does west nile virus look like?

It looks like a blue small circular virus


How can tetanus cause a disease?

Tetanus is a virus and causes what is called lockjaw. Tetanus refers to titanic contracture of muscle, usually in the neck and head. These are most pronounced and noticeable as clenching the jaw, and so it got its name.


What HIV look like?

It is not a thing that we can see it. It is a virus Human Immuno-deficiency Virus.


Is tetano a virus?

No it is ananaerobic bacterium, in other words a bacteria that does not need oxygen