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- Tetanus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tetanus during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of the end of pregnancy is called maternal tetanus, and tetanus within the first 28 days of life is called neonatal tetanus The disease remains an important public health problem in many parts of the world, but especially in low-income countries or districts, where immunization coverage is low, and unclean birth practices are common
- Tetanus: What you need to know - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tetanus: What you need to know Tetanus affects the nervous system, leading to muscle stiffness and spasms One of the most well-known symptoms is lockjaw, where the jaw muscles tighten and it becomes impossible for an infected person to open their mouth or swallow Other symptoms can include muscle
- Tetanus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tetanus occurring during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of the end of pregnancy is called maternal tetanus, while tetanus occurring within the first 28 days of life is called neonatal tetanus The disease remains an important public health problem in many parts of the world, but especially in low-income countries or districts, where immunization coverage is low and unclean birth practices are common
- Tetanus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a serious but preventable disease that affects the body's muscles and nerves It typically arises from a skin wound that becomes contaminated by a bacterium which is often found in soil Symptoms usually begin 3 to 21 days after the infection, and include headache and muscular stiffness in the jaw, followed by stiffness of the neck, difficulty in swallowing, rigidity of abdominal muscles, spasms, sweating and fever
- Principaux repères sur le tétanos - World Health Organization (WHO)
Symptômes, diagnostic, traitemen, prévention et action de l'OMS Principaux faits Le tétanos se contracte par l’infection d’une plaie ou d’une blessure par des spores de la bactérie Clostridium tetani, et la plupart des cas se produisent dans les 14 jours suivant l’infection
- Diphtheria - World Health Organization (WHO)
Symptoms of diphtheria usually begin 2–5 days after exposure to the bacteria Typical symptoms of the infection include a sore throat, fever, swollen neck glands and weakness Within 2–3 from infection, the dead tissue in the respiratory tract forms a thick, grey coating that can cover tissues in the nose, tonsils and throat, making it hard to breathe and swallow
- Neonatal Tetanus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Maternal tetanus is defined as tetanus occurring during pregnancy or within 6 weeks after pregnancy ends (with birth, miscarriage or abortion), and has the same risk factors and means of prevention as neonatal tetanus For this reason, NT elimination (<1 case per 1 000 live births) is considered a proxy for maternal tetanus elimination
- Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination - World Health Organization (WHO)
Maternal immunisation has resulted in over 80% of today's newborn babies being protected from tetanus As of May 2016, over 140 million women of child bearing age were reached with 2 doses of tetanus toxoid vaccine 39 countries (plus Ethiopia except its Somali region and 16 17 regions in the Philippines) have been validated for maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination
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