Tetanus is an acute, often fatal, disease caused by a toxin, called tetanospasmin that is produced by the germ, Clostridium tetani. The frequency of Tetanus in the U.S. has decreased dramatically in the past 60 years so that the average annual occurrence is now about 50 cases per year; the …
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