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the bacteria doesn't infect you, it just leaves a toxin behind and lets your own muscles lock you into a grimace.
means a bacterial infection where a neurotoxin causes sustained, painful muscle contractions, often starting at the jaw and working down.
from from greek teinein, to stretch — named for the rigid, stretched-taut muscles it causes, first clinically described by hippocrates.
nicknamelockjaw, for the classic first symptom
the culpritclostridium tetani spores live in ordinary soil
not contagiousyou cannot catch it from another person
still deadlykills roughly 30 percent of unvaccinated adults infected
for instance
rusty nail myth — rust does nothing, it is the dirt on it that carries spores
neonatal tetanus — unsterile umbilical cord cutting still kills newborns worldwide
tdap booster — recommended every 10 years, standard in most us clinics