tetanoz

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

via Wikipedia infobox

• [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

Subclass of

disease

Image

PHIL tetanus.jpg

Number of deaths

38000

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