Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani and characterized by muscle spasms. In the most common type, the spasms begin in the jaw and then progress to the rest of the body.
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ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Condition Classinfectious, bacterial, neurological 1 Causative Agent Causative Agent
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Source Hexavalent vaccine (Wikipedia)
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1. Tetanus (Wikipedia)
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is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani and characterized by muscle spasms
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Infectious disease, neurology, critical care medicine
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Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
3. Wikidata: Tetanus
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Disease transmission process: contact transmission
Hexavalent vaccine (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Hexavalent Vaccine, Lead: treats TetanusQuote, Treated By: Hexavalent Vaccine, Lead: treats Tetanus
The term usually refers to the children's vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, haemophilus B, and hepatitis B, which is used in more than 90 countries around the world including in Europe, Canada, Australia, Jordan, and New Zealand.
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