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Communicable Disease Fact Sheet, tetanus ... Who gets tetanus? ... You are Here: Home Page > Communicable Disease > Tetanus (lockjaw)
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Who gets tetanus? As a result of widespread immunization, tetanus is now a rare disease in the United States. Tetanus occurs more often in older people and in agricultural workers for who contact with animal manure is more likely and immunization is inadequate.
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Tetanus is a serious, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system that is caused by an infection of a wound with spores of the bacterium, Clostridium tetani. The spores live in the soil. ... You're in: Public Health home » Communicable diseases and immunization » Disease control and epidemiology » Tetanus...
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What is tetanus?; Tetanus, often referred to as "lockjaw", is caused by bacteria that produces a toxin (poison) in the body that attacks the nervous system. ... Back to Communicable Disease Fact Sheet Series Index Page...
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dhfs.wisconsin.gov/Communicable/factsheets/Tetanus.htm
dhfs.wisconsin.gov/Communicable/factsheets/Tetanus.htm
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Home > Health > Communicable Disease Control Program > Immunization > Tetanus ... Tetanus, or lockjaw, is caused by bacteria found in soil, dust and manure. If the bacteria infects a cut, it can produce poison that causes a severe muscle spasm that can lead to death. Even with modern medicine, six out of every ten people...
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Information on Noncommunicable Diseases are not easily transmitted to next host,Example - Tetanus ... Noncommunicable Diseases. - These are singular events where the causal agent is directly acquired from the environment and is not easily transmitted to next host. For instance,tetanus. ... Communicable Diseases...
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HUMAN TETANUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN; Due to problems with the international supply of plasma, the availability of Human tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG) for prophylaxis is currently extremely limited and supplies of specific TIG are in short supply.
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Treatment for tetanus is available, but the process is lengthy and not uniformly effective. Tetanus may be fatal despite treatment. The disease is rare in the United States, with less than 100 cases of tetanus reported annually.
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www.lapublichealth.org/acd/Diseases/Tetanus.htm
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What is Tetanus? Tetanus (or lockjaw) is a serious disease that can happen if dirt with the tetanus germ gets into a cut in the skin. Tetanus germs are found everywhere, usually in soil, dust, and manure. If you have a cut infected with the tetanus germ, you may get tetanus.
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