RT Book, Section
A1 Thwaites, C. Louise
A1 Yen, Lam Minh
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1159154036
T1 Tetanus
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159154036
RD 2024/04/16
AB Tetanus  is  an  acute  disease  manifested  by  skeletal  muscle  spasm  and  autonomic  nervous  system  disturbance.  It  is  caused  by  a  powerful  neurotoxin  produced  by  the  bacterium  Clostridium  tetani  and  is  completely  preventable  by  vaccination.  C.  tetani  is  found  throughout  the  world,  and  tetanus  commonly  occurs  where  the  vaccination  coverage  rate  is  low.  In  developed  countries,  the  disease  is  seen  occasionally  in  individuals  who  are  incompletely  vaccinated.  In  any  setting,  established  tetanus  is  a  severe  disease  with  a  high  mortality  rate.