Details of Disease
General Information of Disease (ID: DISVMFVD)
Disease Name | Tetanus | |||||
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Synonyms | lockjaw; Clostridium tetani infectious disease of the nervous system; Clostridium tetani caused infectious disease of the nervous system; infection due to Clostridium tetani; clostridial tetanus | |||||
Disease Class | 1C13: Tetanus | |||||
Definition |
A 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.|We treat tetanus and infection due to Clostridium tetani as synonymous
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This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 2 Approved Drug(s)
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This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 4 Clinical Trial Drug(s)
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