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Early
symptoms: lockjaw, stiffness in the
neck and abdomen, and difficulty swallowing
Later
symptoms: severe muscle spasms, generalized tonic seizure-like activity, severe autonomic nervous system disorders
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Tetanus
toxoid (contained in Tdap, DTP, DT, DTaP, and Td vaccines)
can prevent this disease.
Everyone needs protection from tetanus. If you have not had a booster shot in 10 years or more, you should receive a tetanus shot. If you never had the initial childhood tetanus vaccines, you should receive a series of three tetanus shots. |
