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Tetanus: What to Do About This Deadly Infection?

Gideon

People hurt in disasters are, in general, at a much higher risk of getting infected. Spores of the bacterium, Clostridium tetani , enter our bodies and spread all over the nerves in the central nervous system. The incubation period varies based on how far the injury site is from the central nervous system.