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Tetanus

MONDO:0005526

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.

Also known as: Clostridium tetani caused infectious disease of the nervous system, Clostridium tetani infectious disease of the nervous system, lockjaw

43 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 43 tagged with Tetanus itself.

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