10 Tetanus Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #9: Fever
While a fever can be quite unpleasant, they are actually one of our body’s most important lines of defense against disease. Pathogens need hosts of a certain temperature to survive and if the host is too hot, they will struggle to multiply and will also start dying. A fever will usually pass once the pathogen has been defeated, but it is not effective against all infections.
With the tetanus bacteria present in the body, our defense systems raise the temperature to try and kill it. This means that fever is a common symptom of such an infection, and it will usually be experienced soon after the infection occurred. Unfortunately, even a high-fever is not effective at fighting off a tetanus infection.
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