Tetanus DiseaseTetanus: acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by Clostridium Tetani toxins. This disease, often called tetanus, is a very serious illness. It is found on almost everything, but it is not a common disease. This is because the disease must be transported to the lower layers of the skin and must be confined there to incubate and grow. Tetanus causes muscles in the body, often the arms and facial area, to contract, but does not allow them to relax. This is a state of rigamortis while the infected person is still alive. Tetanus toxin is one of the most powerful poisons known, but it is currently found in your body. It is often found in feces and soil, but intestinal enzymes destroy the toxin. The mortality rate for an infected person is around 40% and this figure almost doubles if the person is very young or old. The muscles in the chest and abdomen eventually tighten and cause the person to stop breathing or stop their heart. So, what does a person do to prevent such a form of illness from happening to them? The first thing to do is to get a tetanus toxin booster or vaccination. With this in place, the risk of tetanus is almost 1%. However, there is a risk that the person may become infected. The treatment has therefore been made possible, but it is still at the development stage. The first thing to do is to treat the body with a kind of tetanus antitoxin in combination with human immunoglobulins. This, along with a percentage of dead Tetani, causes the body to create cells capable of eliminating the toxin found outside the intestine. Deep puncture wounds are the main source of entry for tetanus. The toxin, known as tetanospasmin, travels to the brain through the blood. If tetanus persists in the body for more than 15 days and the body registers it, treatment is almost useless but can provide comfort. Often, a patient will need to receive an intravenous infusion of penicillin and sometimes the tissue is removed from the body. For added comfort, doctors may also administer muscle relaxants. The booster is given for 4 years to children aged two to six and is known as the DPT (diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus) vaccine.)..