Failure to have a tetanus shot may result in the possibility of contracting tetanus, and the details cannot be generalized as the physical condition of the patient and the degree of illness vary.
Tetanus is a specific infection caused by the bacterium Tetanus bacillus, and deeper and finer wounds that are more contaminated are more conducive to the survival of the anaerobic bacterium Tetanus bacillus, which can lead to tetanus infection.
Tetanus infection may cause muscle stiffness, spasm of masticatory muscles, a bitter smile, and corrugator (a high degree of straightening of the neck and back, with the body curved back like a bow), and in severe cases respiratory spasms, which may lead to death and asphyxiation.
Patients should go to the hospital to have their wounds cleaned in a timely manner and be injected with tetanus antitoxin or tetanus immunoglobulin within 24 hours, depending on their condition, in order to avoid tetanus infection.
Patients should pay attention to wound cleaning and care, and go to the hospital in time if they feel unwell.