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Tetanus
Sign in to saveAlso known as clostridial tetanus, Infection due to Clostridium tetani, Lockjaw, Lock-Jaw, Trismus
Infektionskrankheit durch Clostridium tetani
Tetanus is a serious bacterial infection that causes painful muscle spasms, often starting in the jaw and spreading throughout the body, with symptoms typically appearing 3 to 21 days after infection. The condition matters because the spasms can be severe enough to break bones and last for weeks, making recovery a lengthy process that requires medical attention.
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Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Tetanus
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Lockjaw
- Medical condition (new).image
- Opisthotonus_in_a_patient_suffering_from_tetanus_-_Painting_by_Sir_Charles_Bell_-_1809.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Muscle spasms (specifically opisthotonos) in a person with tetanus. Painting by Sir Charles Bell, 1809.
- Medical condition (new).field
- Infectious disease, neurology, critical care medicine
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- fever, cramped-up jaw, muscle spasms, headache, seizures, sweating, and trouble swallowing
- Medical condition (new).onset
- 3–21 days following exposure
- Medical condition (new).duration
- Months
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Clostridium tetani
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Break in the skin, being unvaccinated
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Based on symptoms
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Laryngospasm, respiratory failure, bone fractures
- Medical condition (new).prevention
- Tetanus vaccine
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Tetanus immune globulin, muscle relaxants, mechanical ventilation
- Medical condition (new).medication
- diazepam and methocarbamol
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- 209,000 (2015)
- Medical condition (new).deaths
- 56,700 (2015)
- Medical condition (new).prognosis
- 6.4% risk of death
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Research
32,410 papers- [Tetanus].ReviewDuodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja · 1989Nieminen S
- Tetanus vaccines: WHO position paper – February 2017.Releve epidemiologique hebdomadaire · 2017
- Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids.ReviewBritish medical bulletin · 1969Smith JWDOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a070689
- Tetanus.The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India · 1982Dastur FD, Awatramani P, Chitre SJ
- Tetanus vaccine.Releve epidemiologique hebdomadaire · 2006
- Tetanus.Annals of emergency medicine · 1984Lutkus ER, Hirsch AF, Wood JPDOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(84)80610-1
- Tetanus--United States, 1985-1986.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 1987Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Tetanus in horses.The Veterinary record · 1970Brook DDOI: 10.1136/vr.87.22.700
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Wikidata facts
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- disease
- Image
- PHIL tetanus.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 38000
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- symptoms and signs
- neck stiffness
- possible treatment
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C85185
- described by source
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- Tetanus
- ICPC 2 ID
- N72
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- phenazepam
- has cause
- Clostridium tetani
- exact match
- www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_3299
- ICD-9-CM
- 041.84
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- medical examination
- microbiological culture
- minimal incubation period in humans
- 3
- maximal incubation period in humans
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- health specialty
- infectious diseases
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Article · Deutsch
Der Tetanus (von altgriechisch τέτανος tetanos, deutsch ‚Spannung, Krampf‘), auch Wundstarrkrampf (und seltener Starrkrampf) genannt, ist eine häufig tödlich verlaufende akute Infektionskrankheit, welche die muskelsteuernden Nervenzellen des Zentralnervensystems befällt, durch eine krampfartige Muskelstarre charakterisiert ist und durch das Bakterium Clostridium tetani ausgelöst wird. Die resistenten Sporen des Bakteriums kommen nahezu überall vor, auch im Straßenstaub oder in der Gartenerde. Die Infektion erfolgt durch das Eindringen der Sporen in Wunden. Nur unter anaeroben Bedingungen, also unter Sauerstoff-Abwesenheit, keimen die Sporen, das Bakterium vermehrt sich und sondert Giftstoffe (Toxine) ab. Das proteolytische und bereits in äußerst geringen Mengen tödliche Toxin Tetanospasmin schädigt die muskelsteuernden Nervenzellen und verursacht dadurch die typischen Muskelkrämpfe. Das Toxin Tetanolysin ist herzschädigend. Da während einer Infektion nur sehr geringe Mengen Toxin durch C. tetani freigesetzt werden, kann sich keine Immunität ausbilden.
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