Must know: Risk factors and complications of "Lockjaw"

Tetanus can't be over-emphasized since its a major disease that claims one's life. #Incurable.
Risk Factors
In addition, certain factors are necessary for tetanus bacteria to proliferate in your body.
These include:
- Lack of immunization or inadequate immunization — failure to receive timely booster shots — against tetanus
- A penetrating injury that results in tetanus spores being introduced to the wound site
- The presence of other infective bacteria Injured tissue
- A foreign body, such as a nail or splinter
- Swelling around the injury
Tetanus cases have developed from the following types of injuries:
- Puncture wounds — including from
splinters, body piercings, tattoos, injection drugs
- Gunshot wounds
- Compound fractures
- Crush injuries
- Burns
- Surgical wounds
- Injection drug use
- Ear infections
- Animal bites
- Infected foot ulcers
- Infected umbilical stumps in newborns born of inadequately immunized mothers

Complications
Once tetanus toxin has bonded to your nerve endings it is impossible to remove. Complete recovery from a tetanus infection requires the growth of new nerve endings and can take up
to several months.
Complications of tetanus infection may include:
Broken bones. The severity of spasms may cause the spine and other bones to break.
Disability. Treatment for tetanus typically involves the use of powerful sedatives to control muscle spasms. Prolonged immobility due to the use of these drugs can lead to permanent disability. In infants, tetanus infections may cause lasting brain
damage, ranging from minor mental deficits to cerebral palsy.
Death. Severe tetanus-induced (tetanic) muscle spasms can interfere with your breathing, causing periods in which you can't breathe at all. Respiratory failure is the most common cause of death. Lack of
oxygen may also induce cardiac arrest and death. Pneumonia is another cause of death.
See your doctor if you have any of the symptoms posted in the previous article
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