Which of the following is true about tetanus acquired through traumatic wound ?

A. Causes positive Nagler reaction

B. The patient should be given tetanus toxoid intravenously

C. The tetanospasmin component of the exotoxin act on the post-synaptic neurones and prevents impulse transmission

D. Clostridium tetani travels via the nerves to the anterior horn dells in spinal cord

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