Tetanus is non-communicable.

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Tetanus is non-communicable.

Non-communicable means a disease isn’t passed from one person to another. Tetanus fits that because it results from a toxin produced by Clostridium tetani when environmental spores contaminate a deep wound. The infection comes from exposure to contaminated soil, dust, or manure, not from contact with an infected person. The bacteria don’t spread between people, and vaccination prevents disease, so tetanus isn’t contagious. Saying it’s sometimes or always contagious would be incorrect, and labeling it as false would misstate the non-communicable nature. Therefore, the statement is true.

Non-communicable means a disease isn’t passed from one person to another. Tetanus fits that because it results from a toxin produced by Clostridium tetani when environmental spores contaminate a deep wound. The infection comes from exposure to contaminated soil, dust, or manure, not from contact with an infected person. The bacteria don’t spread between people, and vaccination prevents disease, so tetanus isn’t contagious. Saying it’s sometimes or always contagious would be incorrect, and labeling it as false would misstate the non-communicable nature. Therefore, the statement is true.

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