OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26333

tetanus

/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tétanos
A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
Compared to 290 children with TQQ negative, CWDs were significantly less likely to receive antenatal care (P=0.003), to get a maternal tetanus shot during antenatal care (P=0.004)…
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