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Categories: Bacterial diseases, Articles with short description, Vaccine-preventable diseases, Webarchive template wayback links, RTT
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tetanus  lockjaw  Infection due to Clostridium tetani  ATC code J06AA02  clostridial tetanus
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An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages WordNet 3.0
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An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani and characterized by muscle spasms. Wikipedia
An infectious disease of the central nervous system Wikipedia Disambiguation
Bacterial infection characterized by muscle spasms Wikidata
A serious and often fatal disease arising through infection of an open wound by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani that is found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals. OmegaWiki
A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation. Wiktionary
Disease. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
infection
infectious disease
notifiable disease
bacterial infectious disease
geonosis
+1 relations
HAS KIND
neonatal tetanus
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
cyclobenzaprine
methocarbamol
orphenadrine
HAS CAUSE
Clostridium tetani
PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION PROCESS
contact transmission
POSSIBLE TREATMENT
antitoxin
breathing device
muscle relaxant
pharmacotherapy
SYMPTOMS
headache
spasm
fever
respiratory failure
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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tetanus, lockjaw
Wikipedia
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tetanus
Wikidata
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tetanus
Wiktionary
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lockjaw
OmegaWiki
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tetanus
Wikipedia Redirections
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ATC code J06AA02, Obstetrical tetanus, Tetanis, Tetanus disease, tetanus immune globulin, tetanus immunoglobulin, Tetanus neonatorum, tetanus prophylaxis, Tetnis, Tetnus
Wikidata Alias
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clostridial tetanus, Infection due to Clostridium tetani, Lockjaw, Tetanus/Lockjaw, Tetanus (disorder)

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