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The medical name for lockjaw is tetanus. It is caused a toxin secreted by a bacteria that lives in spore form in the soil and on other surfaces.
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Why is tetanus called lockjaw?
Lockjaw is another name for tetanus. They refer to the same disease.
Do ferrets have a lockjaw?
No ferrets do not have lockjaw. Lockjaw refers to tetanus, an infectious disease of the central nervous system
What disease called lockjaw?
Tetanus (TETT-uh-nuss) is also called lockjaw. It is a painful bacterial disease.
What is the medical term meaning lockjaw?
Tetanus is the medical term for the condition commonly known as lockjaw.
What disease is associated with lockjaw?
Tetanus
What is the common name for tetanus?
lockjaw is the same thing***********************
What is lock-jaw?
Lockjaw is another word for the medical condition tetanus. Tetanus is caused by bacteria and causes stiffness in the jaw and neck. The bacteria which causes tetanus is found everywhere and is contracted by touching a contaminated item with a part of your body that is punctured or cut.
Does smoking pot from a soda can give you alzhimers disease?
No..... but you can possibly get lockjaw from the can.
What is medical term for the condition commonly known as lockjaw?
The medical term for the condition commonly known as lockjaw is tetanus. It is a serious bacterial infection that affects the nervous system, leading to muscle stiffness and tightening, particularly in the jaw muscles.
What phobia is the fear of tetanus or lockjaw?
== == Tetanophobia is the name of the phobia related to the fear of tetanus or lockjaw
What is the other name for tetanus?
Lockjaw
Can you make a dog release lockjaw?
Dogs locking jaws is a myth. Lockjaw is a common name for tetanus.
