Symptom Advice .com » high mortality rate http://symptomadvice.com Tue, 29 May 2012 22:17:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How serious is tetanus? And what are ways to get through it? http://symptomadvice.com/how-serious-is-tetanus-and-what-are-ways-to-get-through-it/ http://symptomadvice.com/how-serious-is-tetanus-and-what-are-ways-to-get-through-it/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:17:12 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/how-serious-is-tetanus-and-what-are-ways-to-get-through-it/

I had an injury with a reasonable risk of tetanus and I decided to wait and see what happened. I think I am developing symptoms now and I read "There is no "cure" for tetanus once a person develops symptoms, just supportive treatment and management of complications." if this is true and I have already started developing symptoms what are my chances of survival? I read it has a high mortality rate and now I am worried. Also what could I experience and is there a recovery period?

It is called lock jaw and it is treatable with a shot from your doctor. usually you get this if you have cut yourself on something dirty metal that is rusty.

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