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Tetanus

Bacteria that may barely infect a trivial wound can produce enough toxin to cause the severe and often fatal symptoms of this disease. Tetanus is hard to treat, but it could be eradicated by immunization

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 218 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Tetanus” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 218 No. 4 (), p. 69
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0468-69