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| Term | tetanus | ID (Ontology) | DOID:11338 (Human Disease) |
| Definition | A primary bacterial infectious disease that results in prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers, has_material_basis_in Clostridium tetani, which produces tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin, which is carried to the brain and spinal cord, where it binds irreversibly to receptors inhibiting neurotransmission. Damaged upper motor neurons cannot control reflex responses to afferent sensory stimuli. | ||
| Also Known As | "clostridial tetanus" ; "Infection due to Clostridium tetani" | ||
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bacterial infectious disease |__primary bacterial infectious disease |__tetanus |__tetanus neonatorum |
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| Is a | primary bacterial infectious disease | ||
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GARD:5144 ICD10CM:A35 ICD9CM:037 MESH:D013742 NCI:C85185 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154312006 UMLS_CUI:C0039614 |
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