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How can you get lockjaw?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 12/20/2022

"Lock jaw" is tetanus which is a spore that lives on surfaces and makes a toxin if it is in the body in an area that does not get oxygen - usually the dead tissue of a deep wound.

Fortunately, it is rare in modern countries due to immunization.

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∙ 14y ago

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