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Describe the muscle condition called tetanus. Is this a normal or a pathological event? If it is normal, what is the function? If it is pathological, what is the cause? The bacterium Clostridium tetani causes a disease called tetanus or lockjaw; you may have been vaccinated against tetanus, especially if you ever had hospital treatment for a skin wound. Speculate on whether or not the name of this disease is related to the muscle condition and why the disease can be fatal.
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Tetanus is a state of maintained contraction that occurs as a result of increased frequency of stimulation by the nerve, whereby the muscle does not relax between stimuli. Tetanus is a normal event, which allows a muscle to maintain a steady force. The bacterial disease results in maintained contraction; thus it is logical to refer to it as tetanus also. The disease is fatal if respiratory muscles are unable to relax because then breathing would stop.
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