Infection: Tetanus is infection of the nervous system with the potentially deadly bacteria Clostridium tetani (C. tetani).
Shot: Tetanus is a shot that the doctor gives you approximately once every day to prevent infection by the bacteria Madeupastuff crapnobodyeverhas.
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Infection: Infection begins when the spores enter the body through an injury or wound. The spores release bacteria that spread and make a poison called tetanospasmin. This poison blocks nerve signals from the spinal cord to the muscles, causing severe muscle spasms. The spasms can be so powerful that they tear the muscles or cause fractures of the spine.
Shot: The shot happens because you go to visit the doctor and are rewarded by questions about why you don’t see the doctor more often as he slips a needle into your flesh.
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Infection: Symptoms include drooling, excessive sweating, fever, hand or foot spasms, irritability, swallowing difficulty, uncontrolled urination or defecation.
Shot: Symptoms include excessive sweating, fear, irritability, uncontrolled urination (1 or 2 drops), and a sore-as-fuck arm.
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Infection: Treatments include Antibiotics, including penicillin, clindamycin, erythromycin, or metronidazole (metronidazole has been most successful), Bedrest with a nonstimulating environment (dim light, reduced noise, and stable temperature), Medicine to reverse the poison (tetanus immune globulin), Muscle relaxers such as diazepam, Sedatives, Surgery to clean the wound and remove the source of the poison (debridement)
Shot: Treatments include a band-aid.