disease has infectious agent primary bacterial infectious disease tetanus https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5144/tetanus https://www.malacards.org/card/tetanus EFO:0005593 Orphanet:3299 DOID:11338 lockjaw ICD9:037 MedDRA:10043376 SCTID:76902006 UMLS:C0039614 GARD:0005144 icd11.foundation:1793762788 SCTID:276202003 Clostridium tetani infectious disease of the nervous system NCIT:C85185 MONDO:0005526 Clostridium tetani caused infectious disease of the nervous system MESH:D013742 MEDGEN:21489 We treat tetanus and infection due to Clostridium tetani as synonymous 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. infectious disorder of the nervous system Clostridium infectious disease Clostridium tetani