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Tetanus
rareA serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0005526 Orphanet:3299
- Part of
- Clostridium infectious diseaseInfectious disorder of the nervous systemPrimary bacterial infectious disease
- Also known as
- Clostridium tetani caused infectious disease of the nervous system · Clostridium tetani infectious disease of the nervous system · lockjaw
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