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(#8) You Will Probably Have To Grow New Nerve Endings
Clostridium tetani bacterium spores create exotoxins and neurotoxins. Patients can receive tetanus immune globulin to get rid of the toxin if it's free-floating. The toxin tetanospasmin negatively attaches to a tetanus patient's nerve endings, however, and cannot be removed.
In these cases, doctors try to keep sufferers alive and healthy until they're able to grow new, unaffected nerve endings.
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(#11) Babies Born In Non-Sterile Environments May Contract Tetanus
Tetanus neonatorum affects newborns. When doctors use tools polluted by bacterial spores to cut a pregnant woman's umbilical cord, the baby may contract tetanus.
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(#10) Only A Small Amount Of Americans Contract Tetanus
According to the Centers for Disease Control, an average of 29 people contract tetanus every year. People who do become infected may have stopped their vaccinations, skipped their booster shots, or injected heroin tainted with quinine.
Of the yearly cases, only 10% to 20% cause loss of life, but there is an increased risk to those over age 60 and to intravenous drug users.
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(#1) Certain Physical Damage Can Introduce Clostridium Tetani Into Your System
Spores from the Clostridium tetani bacterium cause tetanus, and they generally exist in soil, animal excrement and intestines, and even adulterated heroin. The spores typically enter the human body through open gashes.
Sufferers might scrape a foot then step in polluted dirt, allowing the resilient spores to enter the body. Smaller maladies are occasionally ignored and improperly cleaned, allowing the bacteria to become more threatening.
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(#2) You May Experience Lockjaw While The Disease Incubates
In 75% of generalized tetanus cases, lockjaw occurs before other symptoms like neck stiffness, abdominal muscles, and difficulty swallowing.
Lockjaw, also known as trismus, causes spasms in the jaw muscles, forcing the sufferer's mouth to clamp shut. People with this affliction appear to be smiling or grimacing.
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(#6) You May Have Difficulty Breathing
If the tetanus infection causes the vocal cords to spasm, sufferers may develop blocked airways and apnea. Some people also have trouble eating. In situations like these, medical professionals provide an artificial respirator.
Moreover, infected patients sometimes require life-support to overcome nervous system attack. Certain tetanus patients even endure respiratory failure and cardiac arrest.
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Tetanus is a neurological disease, a serious infection caused by spores of Clostridium tetani causing muscle stiffness and cramps. Spores are ubiquitous in the environment, especially in the soil, dust, the intestines of animals and humans, as well as the epidermis and rusty tools such as nails, needles, and wire fences. Anyone can be infected with tetanus, but tetanus cannot be spread from person to person and timely vaccination can prevent tetanus.
The incubation period of tetanus is usually 7 to 8 days, which can be as short as 24 hours or as long as several months or years. Injuries of all types and sizes can be contaminated, and we should pay special attention to safety during outdoor activities. The random tool lists 11 things that will happen if you get tetanus.
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