| Preferred Name |
Tetanus |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85185 |
| code |
C85185 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
A serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites. |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Tetanus |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Tetanus |
| Preferred_Name |
Tetanus |
| prefixIRI |
C85185 |
| prefLabel |
Tetanus |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0039614 |
| subClassOf |