Does tetanus develop rapidly?

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Tetanus is a neurotoxic disease caused by tetanus bacillus exotoxin. The disease is characterized by progressive muscular rigidity, accompanied by paroxysmal aggravation. If not treated in time, the mortality is about 10-40%. So, does tetanus attack rapidly? Now let's talk about it.

Does tetanus develop rapidly?

The incubation period of tetanus is usually 6-12 days, or 1-2 days. The shorter the incubation period is, the worse the prognosis will be. There are also cases of tetanus that occur several months or years after injury due to clearing the focus, but such cases are rare. Generally speaking, if the wound is not very deep, and there is no foreign body contamination in the wound, it will not get tetanus, If the blood clot is filled too tightly, local ischemia, etc., an anoxic environment suitable for the growth and reproduction of the anaerobic bacteria is formed, so it is easy to be infected with tetanus.

If the incubation period of tetanus is shorter than the effect, it can be onset within 24 hours. At the beginning of onset, we will have dizziness, headache and fatigue. We will also make a wry smile involuntarily. If we don't treat it in time, we will have convulsions.

We must pay special attention to the health of the wound after the wound appears on our body. Although it is said that a very small wound will not infect us with tetanus, we should also pay attention to cleaning to prevent infection. If our wound is contaminated, we need to inject 0.5 ml of refined toxoid within 24 hours.

matters needing attention

For small general wounds, we can use tap water to clean the ash, mud and other pollutants, and use some iodine to disinfect. Then simply bandage it with a clean cloth and go to the hospital for treatment.