Essay On Tetanus

Tetanus is a bacteria that causes very rare fatal disease that people sometimes called lockjaw, they call it lockjaw because it is a tightness in the jaw. Not many people know what Tetanus is because it is so rare. The bacteria that Tetanus comes from is very good at duplicating itself; also, Tetanus has many layers to protect themselves which makes it hard to cure when you get it. You can cure it by washing out the cut right when you get it or getting it vaccinated.

The Tetanus cell looks like a spoon shape. It has many different layers such as a capsule, cell wall and Plasma Membrane. This gives the cell lots of protection and makes it live longer. It has little sticks that come out of the sides called Pilli. It has an almost tail like feature called the Bacterial Flagellum, this helps the cell move and protects it from bacteria that could harm

or kill it. The most important part of the Tetanus cell is the Nucleoid, this holds the DNA, and helps operate the cell. In the inside of the cell there are little blue dots the almost look like tiny blue bouncy balls, these are called the ribosomes. The final layer of the cell is the cytoplasm which is just another layer to protect the Nucleoid. It can also duplicate its self very quick and effective. According to the article “Tetanus neurotoxin acts mainly at the CNS synapse, while the seven botulinum neurotoxins act peripherally. Clostridia neurotoxins share a similar mechanism of cell intoxication: they block the release of neurotransmitters. They are composed of two disulfide-linked polypeptide chains. The larger subunit is responsible for neurospecific binding and cell penetration. Reduction releases the smaller chain in the neuronal cytosol, where it displays its zinc-endopeptidase activity specifically for protein components of the neuroexocytosis apparatus. The bacterial spores enter the body by way of animal or an insect bite it could affect the cords and by the proverbial rusty nail.
Tetanus affects the human body in many sorts of ways. Most of the things that happen is cramps all around the body and a locking of your jaw. According to the article “…is a disease caused by the toxin produced by a type of spore-forming bacteria that often lives in the soil and in the intestines of people and animals.” (The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 2014) The bacteria will affect the body and you will also feel spasms in your spine and muscles. If the muscles throat and chest go into spasms the virus could lead to death. The toxin cut can be one of the most venomous poisons possible to get in your body. It can take anywhere from 8 days to 3 weeks to feel the effects. If the poison from the bacteria is in a long time it could make it impossible to open your mouth.
When the Tetanus cell enters the human body, it affects almost everywhere in the human body.

It enters your bloodstream and muscle tissues, those parts of the human body run everywhere through the body. From the blood stream the blood carries it from the heart, and the heart pumps the blood through the body, making the body go into lots of pain and spasms. According to the article “The poison, or toxin, produced by the tetanus bacteria enters the central nervous system, affecting the body’s nerve cells and causing muscle spasms.” (The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 2014) It can also make you not be able to walk. If it goes to your chest and lungs, it will give you breathing troubles.

To sum it up, Tetanus is a fatal disease that is also commonly known as lockjaw. It is very rare as well usually gotten by little kids or elderly people. It has many layers to protect itself from things that would try to harm it. It tries to infect the nerve cells all around the body to cause pain everywhere. It can come as easy as getting dirt inside a small cut, even inside of some animal’s bites it’s inside of them. Tetanus is

everywhere!