1. Abbie McDougle

2.  Also called lock jaw  Toxin that affects the brain and nervous system  Causes tightening of the muscles  Very painful

3.  Enters the body through wounds  Does not spread from one person to another

4.  Anyone with an open wound  People without the tetanus vaccine  Newborns without a “passive” immune system if mom hasn’t had the vaccine  Self-piercings  Splinters  Self-tattooing  Drug users who share needles

5.  Found in soil  Feces of domestic animals, farm animals and humans

6.  Spasm of jaw muscles  Stiff neck  Hard time swallowing  Stiffness in abdominal area  May cause sweating, higher blood pressure, rapid heart rate

7.  1out of 10 people die of tetanus  High death rate

8.  No cure  Supportive treatment  Best treatment is immunization

9.  Attacks the nerve cells

10.  http://www.vaccineinformation.org/tetanus/ qandadis.asp http://www.vaccineinformation.org/tetanus/ qandadis.asp  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0001640 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0001640  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd- vac/tetanus/default.htm http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd- vac/tetanus/default.htm  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ 163063.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ 163063.php  http://vaccines.com/Images/protect/adacel/t etanus.gif http://vaccines.com/Images/protect/adacel/t etanus.gif