Question

Tetanus is caused by:

• A. Corynebacterium
• B. Neisseria
• C. Clostridium
• D. Treponema

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Clostridium

• Tetanus is an acute infectious disease caused by spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani.

• The spores are found everywhere in the environment, particularly in soil, ash, intestinal tracts/feces of animals and humans, and on the surfaces of skin and rusty tools like nails, needles, barbed wire, etc.