Sometimes the patient takes a condition called dorsal dysplasia, as the head and after the foot takes the back position while the back and abdomen rises to the top, and the head and foot after touching the ground in this case
The effect of tetanus disease is either comprehensive of all the muscles of the body is the most common, or specific area of the body, and in the tetanus comprehensive, the most important symptoms, which are present in more than half of the so-called closed jaw
The chest, neck, back, abdominal muscles, and buttocks may be affected.
The patient ‘ Initially From pain in the head with general jaundice in the body and not feeling comfortable and movement of many, and then suffer from the patient from difficulty chewing, difficulty swallowing and general stiffness in the body as well as stiffness in the neck muscles.
In tetanus, the so-called forced serotonous smile is a smile caused Shrinking facial muscles In the tetanus patient, the contractions then extend to the back muscles, belly, pelvis and thigh muscles.
Tetanus also affects the larynx and respiratory tract, leading to the closure of the upper respiratory system and to the so-called possibility Chronic scarcity Where food and gastric secretions enter the respiratory tract and lead to respiratory inflammation.
What triggers these convulsions , Any irritation, bright light, loudness or contact triggers these convulsions, and these convulsions are worse in the first week and settle in the second week, and ease over the next four weeks.
Tetanus does not affect the sensory system and does not affect the functions of the brain, so unfortunately the patient remains in full consciousness with his suffering from severe pain, as well as with the possibility of suffering from spasms afterwards.
These convulsions are occurring suddenly and are common in all muscles of the body, and characterized by severe stenosis and extend these convulsions from seconds to several minutes, and if not treated more frequent and drain the energies of the patient and deteriorate his condition.
Other symptoms of the patient include urinary incontinence Suffering from difficulty urinating, as well as increased heartbeat and sense of palpitations, high temperatures and increased sweating.
Tetanus is limited to convulsions affecting the area around the wound area and precedes the general tetanus, and it can be only in the head area.
The incubation period
Tetanus incubation period may last up to several months, but usually about eight days in general, and the farther the site is removed from the central nervous system, the longer incubation period. The shorter incubation period is more severe. In neonatal tetanus, symptoms usually occur 4-14 days after birth, averaging about 7 days. Based on clinical outcomes.
Tetanus is caused by a bacteria called tetanus clostridium , Where the patient suffers from the injury of the intervention of these bacteria to the area of the wound, and then to the blood, and the most important symptoms of the disease is a lock in the throat with severe contractions in all parts of the body and nervous convulsions with a natural sensory device, And may lead to special complications of the respiratory system Which can lead to death, and the most important things in the treatment of giving the patient muscle relaxants and care of the patient’s respiratory system, while the prevention is to care for wounds and tetanus vaccine.