loading...| Preferred Name | tetanus | |
| Synonyms |
Infection due to Clostridium tetani clostridial tetanus |
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| Definitions |
A primary bacterial infectious disease that results in prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers, has_material_basis_in Clostridium tetani, which produces tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin, which is carried to the brain and spinal cord, where it binds irreversibly to receptors inhibiting neurotransmission. Damaged upper motor neurons cannot control reflex responses to afferent sensory stimuli. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_11338 |
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| alternative label |
Infection due to Clostridium tetani clostridial tetanus |
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| database_cross_reference |
ICD10CM:A35 UMLS_CUI:C0039614 MESH:D013742 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154312006 GARD:5144 ICD9CM:037 NCI:C85185 |
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| definition |
A primary bacterial infectious disease that results in prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers, has_material_basis_in Clostridium tetani, which produces tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin, which is carried to the brain and spinal cord, where it binds irreversibly to receptors inhibiting neurotransmission. Damaged upper motor neurons cannot control reflex responses to afferent sensory stimuli. |
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| has exact synonym |
Infection due to Clostridium tetani clostridial tetanus |
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| has material basis in | ||
| has_obo_namespace |
disease_ontology |
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| id |
DOID:11338 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/doid#gram-positive_bacterial_infectious_disease http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/doid#NCIthesaurus http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/doid#DO_infectious_disease_slim |
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| label |
tetanus |
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| notation |
DOID:11338 |
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| prefLabel |
tetanus |
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