What symptoms can tetanus appear?

Dr. Casey Thompson
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2025-05-23 04:31:04
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When you get tetanus, its main symptoms are: prodromal symptoms are general fatigue, dizziness, headache, weakness in chewing, local muscle tightness, tearing pain, hyperreflexia, etc. Typical symptoms are paroxysmal spasms based on muscle tonic contractions. Strong spasms. Normally, masticatory muscles are affected first, the mouth is retracted, and finally facial expression muscles, back, abdomen, limbs, and finally diaphragm, showing symptoms such as difficulty opening mouth, wry smile, head tilt back, angular arch opisthotonus due to strength of back muscles, or lateral arch opisthotonus, which can show respiratory difficulties and show apnea and other related symptoms.