(2015) Fact Sheet: Tetanus (Lockjaw disease), August 26, 2015. Public Health, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)
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Abstract
Tetanus is a disease caused by a toxin formed by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. It grows without oxygen at the site of an injury and has a short and relatively severe course that is often fatal.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | Tetanus, bacteria, Public Health |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine > Public health > Environmental health Health and medicine > Public health Health and medicine |
| ID Code: | 33158 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 29 Jul 2020 16:36 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2020 16:36 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/33158 |