The kit - First Aid » Infections http://www.botiquin.org Basic components of cure and treatment for the Home, Enterprise and the Traveller Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:02:16 +0000 and hourly 1 El Tetanus http://www.botiquin.org/tetanos http://www.botiquin.org/tetanos#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:48:00 +0000 TuSalud http://www.botiquin.org/?p=470 more »]]> El TetanoLa tetanus infection is, despite its low incidence, the greatest risk of infection journal has. El tétanos is caused by a germ called anaerobic Clostridium tetani, polluter injury (sometimes imperceptible what goes unnoticed) and multiplies in the same place to produce a neurotoxina que es liberada en el torrente sanguíneo.

The toxin has an affinity for nervous system and is able to pass to the spinal cord where it acts on the nervous connections, causing their excitation and the consequent muscle contraction sustained. This contraction causes a series of symptoms varied that follows:

  • Muscle cramps
  • Local spasm and then generalized throughout the body
  • Contracture of the mouth
  • Stiff neck
  • Fever and headache
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Respiratory paralysis and death by suffocation or cardiac arrest

La Prevention is the most effective vacuna antitetánica (VAT)Many people believe that only heridas profundas or where significant bleeding occurs are those that can cause tetanus. Sometimes, just a small erosion or flesh wound para que la bacteria penetre sin problemas ya que está muy habituada a nuestro ambiente exterior.

Where can I find the Clostridium and what to avoid?

  • Rusty iron
  • Metal objects
  • Wood chips
  • Land
  • Burns
  • Sewing Needles
  • Glass or crystal
  • Contaminated injections
  • Surgery
  • Molar tooth or in disrepair
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