Select the true statement regarding Tetanus
No period of communicability
India eliminated tetanus in 2010
Also known as 2nd day disease
One dose TT gives Life long immunity
Causative agent : Clostridium tetani (Gram + bacilli , anaerobic, drum stick appearance) Incubation period : 6-10 days No person to person transmission. Herd immunity does not protect individuals. Tetanus toxin: second most lethal toxin (Most lethal toxin is botulinum toxin). Lethal dose for 70 kg man : 0.1kg India was declared maternal & neonatal tetanus eliminated in July 2016. Neonatal Tetanus is also known as 8th day disease.
VBDs, Arboviral & Viral Infections, Surface Infections