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Is tetanus genetic?

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No: Susceptability to tetanus is more or less universal. The spores(egg) of the germ begins to grow in a wound and produce a toxin that circulates in the blood. Where the toxin goes it begins to interfere with the nervous system.

Answered 10/10/2017

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No: It is a disease caused by a bacteria in an nonvaccinated individual, by a dirty wound.

Answered 11/28/2017

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