01Certain infectious or parasitic diseases Other bacterial diseases
1C13
category
Tetanus
Definition A disease characterized by systemic muscle spasms arising from Clostridium tetani infection after contamination of an open wound by soil, saliva or feces.
Also indexed as
Cephalic tetanus Lock-jaw Tetanus Tetanus other than obstetrical and neonatal
Nearby in Other bacterial diseases
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