For Tetanus we have terms and definitions in 8 topics. The topics are Baby, Genealogy Disease, Health, Horse Health, Immunization, Medical, Pediatrics and Travel, Medicine.

Tetanus (Baby)

A bacterial infection usually contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty object; also called lockjaw for its symptom of muscle spasms in the jaw. It can be prevented by the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine and by subsequent booster shots every 10 years.

Tetanus (Genealogy Disease)

Infectious fever characterized by high fever, headache
and dizziness

Tetanus (Health)

An acute, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system; caused by the toxin of the tetanus bacterium, which usually enters the body through an open wound. The tetanus bacterium live in soil and manure, but also can be found in the human intestine and other places.

Tetanus (Horse Health)

Acute, often fatal disease caused by a neurotoxin from the bacterium Clostridium tetani, and characterized by violent muscle spasms and contractions, hyperreflexive responses, and "lockjaw" (trismus); horses are highly sensitive to the action of tetanus neurotoxin.

Tetanus (Immunization)

Toxin-producing bacterial disease marked by painful muscle spasms.

Tetanus (Medical)

A sometimes fatal disease affecting the brain and spinal cord; caused by infection with bacterium present in soil and manure

Tetanus (Pediatrics)

An acute, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system; caused by the toxin of the tetanus bacterium, which usually enters the body through an open wound. The tetanus bacterium live in soil and manure, but also can be found in the human intestine and other places.

Tetanus (Travel, Medicine)

An acute, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system; caused by the toxin of the tetanus bacterium, which usually enters the body through an open wound. The tetanus bacteria live in soil and manure, but also can be found in the human intestine and other places.

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