Which of the following is NOT true about tetanus? O Caused by an anaerobic bacterium growing in a wound Preventable by a toxoid vaccine against tetanus exotoxin Tetanus exotoxin causes flaccid (limp) paralysis of muscles throughout the body None of the other four answers (All are true about tetanus) Bacteria remain in the primary site of infection and do not invade the nervous system

Which of the following is NOT true about tetanus? O Caused by an anaerobic bacterium growing in a wound Preventable by a toxoid vaccine against tetanus exotoxin Tetanus exotoxin causes flaccid (limp) paralysis of muscles throughout the body None of the other four answers (All are true about tetanus) Bacteria remain in the primary site of infection and do not invade the nervous system

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter17: Instrumentation In Intensive Care Units

Section: Chapter Questions

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