C. tetani is found as spores in soil or in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. C. tetani produces a potent biological toxin, tetanospasmin, and is the causative agent of tetanus, a disease characterized by painful muscular spasms that can lead to respiratory failure and, in up to 40% of cases, death.
mind. 1. the element, part, or process in a human or other conscious being that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc. 2. Psychol. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. 3. intellect or understanding, esp. as distinguished from the emotions and will; intelligence.
imagination(Noun) The image-making power of the mind; the act of creating or reproducing ideally an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images. Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties. imagination(Noun) Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.