*Clostridium tetani* causes the disease tetanus. *C. tetani* makes a neurotoxin that can interact with the neurons in the central nervous system and inhibit nerves causing paralysis. This benefits the survival of the pathogen but is life threatening for the host. 

Parasitism of *Clostridium tetani* as a human pathogen

Neonatal tetanus occurs shortly after birth from *C. tetani* infection.

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Tetanus is a disease caused by *Clostridium tetani* infection. The bacterium produces a neurotoxin that enters neurons and travels to the central nervous system, where it blocks the inhibition of nerve impulses involved in muscle contractions, resulting in life-threatening spastic paralysis.

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Botulism is a disease caused by *Clostridium botulinum* infection. The bacterium produces botulinum neurotoxin, which blocks the release of acetylcholine in neuromuscular junctions, leading to flaccid paralysis.

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