Tetanus (tetanus) Tetanus is an acute illness caused by microbial contamination of wounds that carry seeds spores. The seeds grow locally in the wound itself, and produces a strong poison absorbed by the body and lead to painful cramps in the muscles and reduce muscle spasms and tense palate. This disease comes in epidemics. Is not transmitted directly from person to person. And die from the disease 35-70% of those infected. The tetanus bacterium live in the intestines of animals and humans. The patient, the disease does not require isolation from the others, not being by any quarantine. The incubation period ranges from four days to three weeks (and the rate is ten days), and most cases occur before the fourteenth day. You do not acquire lasting immunity after recovering from the disease and can be infected by a second time. Must therefore be vaccinated persons after recovery from the disease. Since this disease is located in all ages, it is necessary to maintain adequate immunity against him, and dissemination of vaccination against tetanus for all ages. This vaccine offers protection from the disease almost 100%, and use also sings on the use of serum fortified, and so on in order to avoid sensitivity to track the use of such vaccines.

For the vaccine against tetanus structures used toxicological (toxoid) as engines of anti-antigens (a property alert secretion of antibodies). Against tetanus vaccine is given in three doses a period of one month to two months between each, and sobering dose every eight to ten years. If a person is injured must take action to prevent tetanus, if the person also must be immune to all that is required in this case is to give a dose of new alarm within 24 hours of injury. This action renews formation of antibodies in six days, a person is without the need to use fortified serum against tetanus. If delayed dose of the stimulant 24 hours or if the wound is often contaminated in these cases must be given a sobering dose of the vaccine in addition to the required dose of the vaccine fortified.

Tetanus affects newborn babies in the early days of his life the result of contamination when cutting the umbilical cord by the use of non-detergent cleaner or not by the doctor or midwife or nurse. This infection is very dangerous to the child for these reasons that include the prevention of tetanus health education addressed to the general public, and to the midwives and nurses with a focus on the effectiveness of immunization and methods of use Aloudid serum and fortified. Prevention also includes vaccination of pregnant women and give them a dose of warning in case they were immune.

Addresses the patient tetanus by giving large doses of serum fortified antibiotics and after recovery fortifies the use of a new Aloudid vaccine (tetanus).