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slender, spore-producing bacterium. The spore is 

 located at one end of the rod in the form of a round 

 head, that gives the organism a pin shape, hence 

 the name of pin bacillus. It is very resistant to 

 outside conditions and the action of the chemical 



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 Note the rigid, tense position of the muscles. 



disinfectants. It is because of its ability to resist 

 the action of disinfectants and the fact that it 

 develops best v^hen protected or covered by the 

 tissues and wound secretions, that this disease so 

 often follows ordinary wound treatment. 



From a few days to several weeks may lapse 

 from the time of infection with the germs until the 

 development of the stiffness and spasms. Some- 

 times the wound by which the organism has en- 

 tered the tissues has healed before the symptoms of 

 tetanus are manifested. In case the symptoms de- 

 velop a few days after the inoculation the disease 



