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Book, Ch5, ed6, Summary: Tetanus
Toxin mediated First described by
Hippocrates Etiology discovered in
1884 by Carle and Rattone Passive
immunity used for treatment and prophylaxis
during World War I Tetanus toxoid
first widely used during...
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VPD
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VPD Surveillance
Manual Chapter 13 (v. 2002) 13 1
Chapter 13: Tetanus D Rebecca Prevots,
PhD, MPH I. Disease description Tetanus
is an acute, often fatal disease
caused by an exotoxin produced by
the bacterium Clostridium tetani.
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