Tetanus: Vaccination Is Key to Preventing It
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Although often associated with diseases of the past, tetanus continues to pose a life-threatening risk and specialists insist that vaccination remains the only truly effective defense against the disease. It is a serious infection of the nervous system caused by a bacterium that lives silently on earth, dust, and various types of organic matter. It can enter the body through cuts, stab wounds, burns, or seemingly minor injuries.
Buenos Aires, 9 May (NA) -- Tetanus is a serious disease of the nervous system caused by a bacterium that silently inhabits the earth, dust or organic matter and can enter the body through any injury, even smaller ones. Once inside, it releases a toxin that directly attacks the nervous system, causing extreme stiffness, difficulty swallowing and intense muscle spasms, which can compromise breathing.
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