Tetanus is a very rare disease in Europe.\u00a0It is caused by bacteria and you get persistent cramps in the muscles.\u00a0Tetanus is life-threatening, but if you receive the early treatment you are usually restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most people in Europe have good protection against tetanus.\u00a0You who are born after 1960 are usually vaccinated in the\u00a0general vaccination program for children.\u00a0Renew your vaccination if it is more than 20 years since you received a vaccine that included tetanus<\/strong> protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stomach cramps are caused by bacteria. They form a poison that can make you more sensitive to sound and light. You can also get persistent cramps in the muscles and difficult to breathe. The cramps begin on the face and neck and spread to the arms and legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you think you have tetanus, contact a health care center or an on-call reception immediately. If closed, seek care at an emergency room. Then you get help in assessing your symptoms of tetanus<\/strong> and can get advice on what you can do yourself and if you should seek care.\u00a0You can read more about what applies if you need care in the text\u00a0Care abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tetanus is a very serious wound infection.\u00a0It usually begins in\u00a0a wound\u00a0that has come into contact with the bacteria found in soil.\u00a0You can also be infected by animal bites.\u00a0Tetanus<\/em> bacteria are normally found in the intestine of many animals and in soil fertilized.\u00a0Dogs and cats can have tetanus bacteria in their mouths.\u00a0This is because the animals\u00a0bit on\u00a0objects in the wild or licked their paws.\u00a0Tetanus does not infect humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It usually takes between three days and three weeks from the time you become infected to get sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When treating tetanus, it is common to receive anticonvulsant drugs, antibiotics, and immunoglobulins that act as an antidote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may get cramps and difficult to breathe if you have had tetanus. Therefore, you may need respiratory care and be anesthetized until the poison has disappeared from the body. It can take several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For all types of wounds that may have come into contact with tetanus bacteria,\u00a0tetanus\u00a0protection should be\u00a0reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Renew your vaccination if it is more than 20 years since your last vaccination with a vaccine that protects against tetanus.\u00a0If you are not sure whether you have tetanus <\/span>protection, contact a health care center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tetanus is a very rare disease in Europe. It is caused by bacteria and you get persistent cramps in the muscles. Tetanus is life-threatening, but if you receive early treatment you are usually restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,881,1014],"tags":[1118,1117],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diseases","category-infections","category-unusual-infections","tag-symptoms-of-tetanus","tag-tetanus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2925,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions\/2925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Symptoms of tetanus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When and where should I seek care?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Contact a health care center if one or more of the statements mentioned below is true of you:<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo infectious tetanus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Treatment for tetanus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Check the crankshaft cover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n