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Dr.IskandarMirza

27 Feb, 12 tweets, 3 min read

Anda tahu apa itu penyakit Tetanus? (kancing gigi)

Bagaimana ianya berlaku?
Bangaimana untuk megelak dari mendapat tetanus?

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Pengenalan

Penyakit tetanus adalah penyakit yang serius berpunca daripada toksin bakteria yang merosakkan sistem saraf dan menyebabkan kekejangan otot yang menyakitkan terutama di bahagian rahang dan otot leher.

Tetanus boleh mengganggu sistem pernafasan anda dan membuat anda susah untuk bernafas.

Sakit Tetanus adalah sangat jarang berlaku di Malaysia disebabkan oleh program immunisasi yang diberikan oleh kerajaan Malaysia.

*Tiada ubat untuk menyembuhkan masalah tetanus. Rawatan hanya untuk merawat komplikasi sakit tetanus sehingga kesan toksin tetanus reda di dalam badan.

Simptom tetanus

Kebiasaannya penyakit tetanus berlaku apabila bakteria tetanus memasuki badan melaui luka. Simptom tetanus boleh berlaku dari beberapa hari hingga beberapa minggu dari sejarah luka berlaku.

simptom tetanus

-Kekejangan rahang
-Kekejangan otot leher
-Sukar untuk menelan makanan
-Rasa kejang di bahagian perut
-Kekejangan otot badan beberapa minit kebiasaanya disebabkan oleh bunyi bising, sentuhan fizikal atau cahaya terang.

Simptom lain tetanus
-Demam
-Berpeluh
-Tekanan darah tinggi
-Degupan jatung laju

Bila untuk berjumpa doktor?

- Jika anda sudah mengambil vaksin tetanus sebelum ini, anda perlukan suntukan tambahan (booster dose) jika dose terakhir 10 tahun lepas.
- Jika anda mempunyai luka yang dalam dan kotor dan tidak pernah mengambil booster dose dalam masa 5 tahun

Penyebab tetanus
- Oranisma = Clostridium tetani
- Organism ini terdapat di tanah, habuk dan najis haiwan
- Apabila ia memasuki luka -> membiak -> menghasilkan toksin yang kuat bernama tetanospasmin
- Tetanospasmin ini merosakkan sistem saraf dan menyebabkan kekejangan otot.

Risiko untuk mendapat tetanus

-Tidak divaksin
-Luka di bahagian badan
-Bendasing di bahagian badan seperti paku atau sembilu kayu

Komplikasi tetanus

- Tulang patah -> disebabkan oleh kekejangan melampau
- Pembuluh darah paru-paru tersumbat -> darah beku
- Kematian

Rawatan tetanus

- Tiada rawatan penyembuhan
- Penjagaan luka yang bagus

Ubat untuk mengawal serangan tetanus

- Antitoxin -> tetanus immunoglobulin
- Antibiotics -> metronidazole
- Vaksin
- Ubat penenang/ muscle relaxan -> untuk mengawal kekejangan otot

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