Interesting Facts/People who had it

People who have had tetanus

• John Augustus Roebling - The designer of the Brooklyn Bridge
• Many others are affected by the disease

Interesting Facts!

• Associated with puncture wounds
• Called Lockjaw because the first symptom is stiffness of the jaw.
• kills over half a million infants
• the bacteria cannot survive with oxygen
• lives best in deep wounds where air can't get to it