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tetanus- Word of the Day - Wed May 15, 2024

Myr

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tetanus - (noun) - an acute infectuous disease, often fatal, caused by a toxin and characterized by spasmodic contractions and rigidity of muscles

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Lockjaw is usually caused by a tetanus infection and requires immediate emergency treatment.

 

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 You should get a tetanus shot once every ten years.  

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Bill W
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Tetanus is also referred to as "Lockjaw".  

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drpaladin
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Often called Lockjaw because it frequently begins in the jaw and muscle spasms can be so severe as to fracture bones.

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JamesSavik

Before a treatment was devised, Tetanus was a dreaded disease which was almost always fatal. The vaccine stings, but it's much better than the alternative.

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I know there is things to be said about digitizing our medical system, but in the fall when a doctor was considering give me a tetanus shot since I don't keep track of them and who remembers 10 years, he looked it up and found the last one was 6 years ago. We both agreed that there was no need for one :yes: 

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