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- C. tetani â drumstick spore, soil/wound
- Tetanospasmin â é» GABA/glycine â spastic paralysis
- Trismus + risus + opisthotonos + autonomic storm
- Treatment: TIG + debridement + metronidazole + BZD + ICU
- Magnesium sulfate for spasm + autonomic
- Wound prophylaxis: dirty + > 5y or < 3 doses â Td (+ TIG if uncertain)
- Vaccine in recovery (ææäž confer immunity)
- 4 forms: generalized 80%, localized, cephalic, neonatal