One of the most dangerous infectious diseases is tetanus, its symptoms are manifested in disorders of the nervous system, as a rule, it is a strong cramp of the body and tension in the muscles. Both an adult and a child from a pathogen can become infected. But for children, tetanus is the most dangerous, because their body has not yet matured, and the immune system is not fully formed, so it is sometimes impossible to transfer such serious stress.
Tetanus feels best in the intestines of animals, so their excrement can be infected. In addition, ordinary dust and even water can provoke the appearance of such a disease. Since a large number of cattle and small cattle and domestic animals live in villages and villages, the most common cases of infection of residents of this area. Tetanus is especially dangerous, its symptoms for children in the period from 3 to 7 years.
After the infected cells enter the bloodstream, antibodies are produced in the human body, thanks to which the patient becomes resistant to the pathogen, but only for a while. Throughout life, immunity to tetanus disease will not be preserved, which means that you can become infected several times. This disease is considered severe, because in the world there are about 40% of deaths. Infection can occur by accident, just a shallow wound or a simple scratch, through which the pathogen can easily penetrate. Cases of the onset of the disease in only born babies are becoming more frequent, often the infection penetrates the umbilical wound, which has not had time to heal.
As soon as the infection enters the blood, it begins to multiply at an accelerated pace. The toxin that is produced in the process of this action disrupts the normal functioning of the nervous system. As a result of this, a person becomes susceptible to light and arising sounds, and convulsions with time appear more often, with greater strength and duration.
Dysfunction of the nervous system cannot but affect the work of all internal organs. First of all, the heart and lungs suffer from constant convulsions. At the same time, a person infected with such an infection feels an accelerated heartbeat, sometimes suffers attacks of suffocation.
There were cases when tetanus arose, its symptoms went unnoticed, which led to bleeding in the brain. A common cramp can cause tendons and even bone fractures.
Tetanus: symptoms.
As noted above, the first symptomatic manifestation of this disease is convulsions throughout the body. Initially, they appear in the jaw muscles, while the patient is not able to freely control his mouth, that is, it becomes almost impossible to open and close it. Tetanus is also characterized by the presence of a sardonic smile, when the patient's lips stretch in a certain smile with the corners down, and his forehead puckers, as if laughing. Such a strange facial expression should serve as the first bell, you must immediately seek help from a doctor.
Regular cramps gradually descend down the body, reaching the abdomen, and then all the limbs. As a rule, such a state overtakes a person quite suddenly, and he turns out to be incapacitated, because the sharp muscle tension is very constraining movement. If the diaphragm is too tight, an asphyxia attack can occur, which leads to the death of the patient if qualified medical care is not provided on time. The duration of such attacks increases with the development of infection in the body, starting from a few seconds and reaching several minutes.
Tetanus: incubation period.
According to experts, the incubation period of this disease in each person can be different and depends on the individual characteristics of the body. But if its duration is short, then serious consequences can be expected, and with a longer incubation period, the disease manifests itself in a mild form. Tetanus is very difficult to predict, as it always proceeds differently. In rare cases, you can observe a lack of appetite and apathy.