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4 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT #TETANUS
1. Enters your body through wounds
2. Makes muscle contract painfully
3. Can kill in days if no treatment
4. No cure, so better to PROTECT YOURSELF!
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1. Enters your body through wounds
2. Makes muscle contract painfully
3. Can kill in days if no treatment
4. No cure, so better to PROTECT YOURSELF!
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Tetanus is caused by a germ called Clostridium tetani.
This germ produces a dangerous #toxin that makes your muscles painfully contract on their own & become rigid.
This man had neck stiffness & lockjaw from tetanus;
This germ produces a dangerous #toxin that makes your muscles painfully contract on their own & become rigid.
This man had neck stiffness & lockjaw from tetanus;
Tetanus germ lives mainly inside the soil & animal feces. It lives there for years.
When it has a chance, it enter your body through:
- Wounds contaminated with soil or feces, or
- Punctures by nonsterile needles (like some injecting illegal drugs, tattooing or body piercing)
When it has a chance, it enter your body through:
- Wounds contaminated with soil or feces, or
- Punctures by nonsterile needles (like some injecting illegal drugs, tattooing or body piercing)
Sadly, sometimes the injury is so small that the person doesn& #39;t feel It.
So they don& #39;t go to see a doctor, & won& #39;t even remember when it happened.
Injuries that involve dead skin are more likely to cause tetanus e.g. burns, frostbite, gangrene, or crush injuries
So they don& #39;t go to see a doctor, & won& #39;t even remember when it happened.
Injuries that involve dead skin are more likely to cause tetanus e.g. burns, frostbite, gangrene, or crush injuries
Occasionally, tetanus occur when a woman& #39;s womb is damaged during an unsafe abortion or childbirth.
In some places, due to traditional beliefs, a newborn& #39;s umbilical stump is dressed with soil, animal dung, toothpaste, etc, which contaminate the stump causing #NeonatalTetanus.
In some places, due to traditional beliefs, a newborn& #39;s umbilical stump is dressed with soil, animal dung, toothpaste, etc, which contaminate the stump causing #NeonatalTetanus.
Tetanus bacteria is tricky.
It produces #spores, which are inactive or dormant.
These spores enable it to survive when environmental conditions are difficult.
But as soon a conditions are favorable, the spores grow into bacteria.
It produces #spores, which are inactive or dormant.
These spores enable it to survive when environmental conditions are difficult.
But as soon a conditions are favorable, the spores grow into bacteria.
Once inside your body, tetanus starts to produce toxins which travel throughout the body, stopping your #nerves from sending vital signals to other nerves & making your muscles to stiffen on their own.
Tetanus kills mainly by causing #asphyxia or sudden heart death.
Asphyxia is insufficient supply of oxygen to the body due to abnormal breathing.
That& #39;s why a tetanus patient might end up needing artificial ventilation to stay alive.
Asphyxia is insufficient supply of oxygen to the body due to abnormal breathing.
That& #39;s why a tetanus patient might end up needing artificial ventilation to stay alive.
There& #39;s no cure for tetanus.
Treatment only consists of
- wound care
- medications to ease symptoms &
- supportive care
No definitive cure! So it& #39;s safer to stay protected.
Treatment only consists of
- wound care
- medications to ease symptoms &
- supportive care
No definitive cure! So it& #39;s safer to stay protected.
How to prevent tetanus!
1. Take your 5 shots of tetanus toxoid or TT vaccines at 2, 4, 6, 15 to 18 months, & 4 to 6 years. Take a booster dose every 10 years
2. Dress your baby& #39;s umbilical cord with safer materials like chlorhexidine gel (not tooth paste, dung or soil)
1. Take your 5 shots of tetanus toxoid or TT vaccines at 2, 4, 6, 15 to 18 months, & 4 to 6 years. Take a booster dose every 10 years
2. Dress your baby& #39;s umbilical cord with safer materials like chlorhexidine gel (not tooth paste, dung or soil)
3. Get medical attention if you have a deep & dirty would, esp if you& #39;re unsure of your last TT vaccine
4. Once you& #39;ve stopped he bleeding, leave unclean wounds open to avoid trapping bacteria in the wound with a bandage.
5. Help educate others.
4. Once you& #39;ve stopped he bleeding, leave unclean wounds open to avoid trapping bacteria in the wound with a bandage.
5. Help educate others.
Do your best to update your tetanus immunization. You never can tell when you& #39;ll sustain an injury!
The key word is PREVENTION!
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The key word is PREVENTION!
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