Botulism, brucellosis, Lyme-disease and tetanus are infectious, but not contagious diseases.
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Tetanus
/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/
Synonyms for "tetanus" (207 found)
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black deathblack feverblackwater feverblockadeblockagebreakbone feverbrucellosisbubonic plaguecachectic fevercardiac epilepsycerebral rheumatismchagres feverchicken poxcholeraclonic spasmclonusconvulsioncortical epilepsycowpoxcrampcursive epilepsydandy fever
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deer fly feverdenguedengue feverdiphtheriadiurnal epilepsydumdum feverdysenteryeclampsiaelephantiasisencephalitis lethargicaenteric feverepilepsiaepilepsia graviorepilepsia majorepilepsia minorepilepsia mitiorepilepsia nutansepilepsia tardaepilepsyerysipelas
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falling sicknessfamine feverfitfive-day feverflufocal epilepsyframbesiafrenzygerman measlesglandular fevergrand malgrippehansenosishaute malhaverhill feverhepatitisherpesherpes simplexherpes zosterhistoplasmosishookwormhydrophobiahysterical epilepsyictusinfantile paralysisinfectious mononucleosisinflammatory rheumatisminfluenzajacksonian epilepsyjail feverjungle rotkala azarkissing diseaselarval epilepsylaryngeal epilepsylaryngospasmlatent epilepsylepraleprosyleptospirosisloa loaloaiasis
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lockjawmadnessmalariamalarial fevermarsh fevermatutinal epilepsymeaslesmeningitismenstrual epilepsymilzbrandmumpsmusicogenic epilepsymyoclonous epilepsynocturnal epilepsyocclusionornithosisosteomyelitisparatyphoid feverparotitisparoxysm
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parrot feverpertussispetit malphysiologic epilepsypneumoniapoliopoliomyelitispolyarthritis rheumatismponospsittacosispsychic epilepsypsychomotor epilepsyrabbit feverrabiesrat-bite feverreflex epilepsyrelapsing feverrheumatic feverrickettsialpoxringwormrolandic epilepsyrotatoriarubellarubeolascarlatinascarlet feverschistosomiasisseizuresensory epilepsyseptic sore throatserial epilepsyshinglessleeping sicknesssleepy sicknesssmallpoxsnail feverspasmsplenic feverspotted feverstoppagestrep throatstrokeswamp fevertardy epilepsytetanythroesthromboembolismthrombosisthrushtineatonic epilepsytonic spasmtorsion spasmtraumatic epilepsytrench fevertrench mouthtrismustuberculosistularemiatyphoidtyphoid fevertyphustyphus feverucinate epilepsyundulant fevervacciniavaricellavariolavenereal diseaseviral dysenteryvisitationwhooping coughyawsyellow feveryellow jackzonazoster
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2 entriesneonatal tetanusspasmodic contraction
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6 entriesneonatal tetanustetanus immune globulintetanus prophylaxistetanus shottetanus toxintetanus vaccine
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The tetanus shot hurt more than the dog bite.
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If you get bit by a rabid dog, you'll need a tetanus shot.
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You should get a tetanus booster shot once every ten years.
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