Tetanus in Animals — Summary of Knowledge
Tetanus is a neurologic non-transmissible disease (often fatal) of humans and other animals with a worldwide occurrence. Clostridium tetani is the spore producing bacillus which causes the bacterial disease. In deep penetrating wounds the spores germinate and produce a toxin called tetanospasmin. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020-09-01
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| Series: | Folia Veterinaria |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2020-0027 |