Public Awareness about Tetanus

Abstract

Objective of the present study was to estimate the awareness of public about Tetanus. A total of 100 subjects participated in this study. The subjects were the students of Baha-uddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan. Tetanus is a bacterial infection which causes the tightness of the muscles by affecting the nervous system. It can also be called as lockjaw because the contractions usually occur in the jaw and neck. These infections can be fatal up to 10-20% approximately. Clostridium tetani is the bacteria which causes Tetanus. It was concluded form our questionnaire base study that Tetanus is a bacterial disease. It is not transmitted from parents to children, and there is no need for surgery, although medicines and vaccines can be given.