Tetannik is truly a terrible disease. From the slightest stimulus, the patient begins the attacks of terrible cramps, forcing him to bent. And walked everything most often the usual wound. Read more about Tetanus Symptoms Read in the article.
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Tetannik is an infectious disease that proceeds with the damage to the nervous system and the development of convulsion. There are 4 periods of the disease: incubation (hidden), initial, ripping and recovery.
Incubation period, (t.E. the period when the disease does not show itself) when the tetanus is on average from 5 to 14 days, sometimes from several hours to 60 days. Than he is shorter, the harder the tetanus flows.
The disease can be preceded by headache, irritability, sweating, tension and muscle twitching in the wound area. Immediately before the start of the disease, chills, insomnia, yawning, throat pain when swallowing, back pain, loss of appetite. However, the incubation period can pass asymptomatic.
Period of the beginning of the disease
The initial period lasts up to 2 days. The earliest symptom is the appearance of stupid pulling pain in the place where the bacteria penetrated the body. Wound by this time can be closed. Almost simultaneously or after 1-2 days, triumism appears - stress and convulsive reduction of chewing muscles, which makes it difficult to open the mouth. In severe cases, the teeth are firmly grit and open the mouth is impossible.
Period of fusion of the disease
The period of the sickness of the disease continues on average - 8-12 days, in severe cases up to 2-3 weeks. Its duration depends on the timeliness of appeal to the doctor, the early terms of the treatment of treatment, the presence of vaccinations in the period preceding the disease.
Convulsions of mimic muscles develop, as a result of which the patient appears «Sardonic smile»: Eyebrows raised, mouth stretches in width, the corners are omitted, the face expresses the smile and crying at the same time.
There is a difficulty swallowing because of the spasm muscles of the throat and painful muscle tension. This tension applies to all below, capturing the muscles of the neck, back, abdomen and limbs. There is a voltage of the muscles of the extremities, the abdomen that becomes hard as the board. Sometimes there comes complete stiffness of the body and limbs, with the exception of the brushes and stop.
Then there are painful convulsions, first exciting individual muscles, then extending to large muscle groups. Cramps lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes. In light cases, they arise several times a day, in heavy - last almost continuously.
Causes appear spontaneously or with minor irritation (touch, light, voice). During the convulsion, the patient's face is covered with large drops of sweat, is done with an outdated, blue, expresses suffering, pain. Depending on the voltage of a muscular group, the patient's body can take the most bizarre poses. The patient is strung up into bed into the arcuate position, relying only to the heels and the population. All muscles are so tense that you can see their contours. Feet stretched into a string, hands bent in the elbows, fists compressed. Some patients prefer to lie on the stomach, while their legs, hands and head do not touch. Patients feel fear, crossed teeth, shout and moan from pain. In the period between convulsions of relaxation of muscles.
Consciousness is usually saved. Patients sweat abundantly. There is a persistent insomnia. Temperature rises to 41-42 degrees. In severe cases, breathing stops due to convulsion in the patient, and he may die from suffocation.
The period of recovery is characterized by a slow, gradual decrease in the strength and quantity of convulsion and muscle tension. Can last up to 2 months. This period is especially dangerous by the development of various complications, such as inflammation of the lungs, bronchitis, disruption of individual nerves and T.NS.
