Tetanus causes and prevention.

                                           injury cause by rusty object
                                                         source:medvet.com.au

                                      a child with stiff muscle as a result of tetanus

                                                   source: immunize.org

Tetanus is a nerve ailment  the nerve that controls muscle in the body, this ailment result to stiff muscle and spasms.

This is cause by a bacteria called "Clostridium tetani". this bacterium can be found in cultivated soil, living environment dust, environment with animal excrete. Etc.

   Someone can be infected with this disease through so many ways. But so many get infected as a result of poor hygiene mostly in developing countries.

CAUSES OF TETANUS.

Like I said earlier tetanus is cause by bacterium called Clostridium tetani. This bacteria enters into a person through injuries mostly e.g injury caused by rusty nail.  and someone can be infected through the following ways.

• Insect bites.
• Surgical wounds.
• Needle injection sites.
• Rusty nail wounds.
• Rusty sharp objects. Etc

Symptoms of tetanus.

When infected with tetanus there are some signs and symptoms that will show up after some days. Behold  the signs below.

• Difficulties in swallowing.
• Stiffness  and spasms in jaw muscle.
• Stiffness in abdominal
• Fever.
• Rapid heart beat.
• Headache.
• Diarrhoea.

If an infected person  didn't receive a proper medication it can lead to heart attack, kidney failure.

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.

Tetanus is a deadly disease mostly common in developing countries. From the causes we understand that poor hygiene is the major concern.

  Hence, for you to prevent tetanus keep a good hygiene..and also in kids by avoiding them playing without their shoes on, if you can't do that always check your kids after play.

Further more,  once you experience those symptoms expecially muscle stiffness. To avoid complications seek medical care immediately.

  Like in those days when we were young if we get injured by nail during play our parents we take a cutlass and put it in the fire to make it red hot , when it's hot they'll  take palm oil and pour out some drops on the red hot cutlass, then  the oil will be hot. Then the hot oil will be drop on the surface of the injury drop by drop to kill the bacteria.

This is the traditional way of preventing tetanus. [Practise by the urhobo's in Nigeria].

NOTE: it is done only if the injury is under your feet not on the skin. Don't try this on your skin. If you do O.Y.O.