tetanus

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What is tetanus?

Tetanus is a potentially deadly nervous system disease due to the bacteria Clostridium tetani (C. tetani).

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I've been out of town this past week visiting a good friend of mine. This morning as I was...
I've been out of town this past week visiting a good friend of mine. This morning as I was...
I work at a wellness center and we have a patient that has an injury from the tetanus/pertu...
About 12 days ago, I cut my ankle on a metal door (it swung shut and caught my ankle). The ...
Hello Laddies, i have a confusion, thought to share with you laddies out there.... A...
My very agile dad, age 82, bumped his shin last Sunday (one week ago today), and caused a m...
i don't think I have tetanus but i have just been a little worried.....i got bit by a dog l...
Can I person contract tetanus from someone else by having unprotected sex?
Dear DR, I had unprotected oral sex with female sex worker in Asia about 50 days ago. I'v...
0.5 cc Tetanus shot. Day 1 no swelling, no pain. Day 2 swelling and pain. Day 3 less pain, ...

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