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    Central nervous system infections can be caused by various pathogens. Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani and presents with muscle spasms and stiffness, especially of the jaw. Rabies virus causes rabies which presents with paresthesia, pain or itching at the inoculation site. Poliovirus causes poliomyelitis which can result in flaccid paralysis. Meningococcal infections are caused by Neisseria meningitidis and can lead to meningococcemia presenting with a petechial rash.

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    Central nervous system infections can be caused by various pathogens. Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani and presents with muscle spasms and stiffness, especially of the jaw. Rabies virus causes rabies which presents with paresthesia, pain or itching at the inoculation site. Poliovirus causes poliomyelitis which can result in flaccid paralysis. Meningococcal infections are caused by Neisseria meningitidis and can lead to meningococcemia presenting with a petechial rash.

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    Central Nervous System Infections Disease Other Name Causative Agent Pathognomonic Sign Tetanus

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    Central nervous system infections can be caused by various pathogens. Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani and presents with muscle spasms and stiffness, especially of the jaw. Rabies virus causes rabies which presents with paresthesia, pain or itching at the inoculation site. Poliovirus causes poliomyelitis which can result in flaccid paralysis. Meningococcal infections are caused by Neisseria meningitidis and can lead to meningococcemia presenting with a petechial rash.

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    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS

    DISEASE OTHER NAME CAUSATIVE PATHOGNOMONIC


    AGENT SIGN
    TETANUS Lockjaw Clostridium Spasms and stiffness
    Tetani of jaw muscles
    Trismus (trismus)
    Anaerobic Stiffness of neck
    microorganism muscles
    (+) gram positive
    (abundant I soil,
    dust, clothing and
    exists I the form
    of a SPORE
    outside the human
    body)
    RABIES Hydrophobia Rhabdovirus Paresthesia, pain, or
    (neurotrophic intense itching at the
    Lyssa virus, has special inoculation site
    affinity to neurons
    La Rage and the CNS)
    POLIOMYELITIS Infantile Legio debilitans Flaccid Paralysis
    Paralysis (virus)
     Type 1-
    Heine- Medin Brunhilde
    Disease  Type 2-
    Lansing
     Type 3-
    Leon
    MENINGOCOCCEMIA Meningococcal Neisseria Vasculitis (Petechial
    Septicemia meningitides rash I the trunk and
    (non- motile, extremities)
    Meningococcal aerobic,
    bacteremia encapsulated
    gram (-)
    Meningococcal diplococcus)
    blood poisoning

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