Tetanus
Other names | Lockjaw
Specialty | Infectious disease
Symptoms | Muscle spasms, fever, headache
Usual onset | 3–21 days following exposure
Duration | Months
Causes | Clostridium tetani
Risk factors | Break in the skin
Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms
Prevention | Tetanus vaccine
Treatment | Tetanus immune globulin, muscle relaxants, mechanical ventilation
Prognosis | 10% chance of death
Frequency | 209,000 (2015)
Deaths | 56,700 (2015)