

Tetanus is a serious bacterial disease that affects your nervous system, leading to painful muscle contractions, particularly of your jaw and neck muscles. Tetanus can interfere with your ability to breathe and can threaten your life. Tetanus is commonly known as "lockjaw."Thanks to the tetanus vaccine, cases of tetanus are rare in the United States and other parts of the developed world. Howev...
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Guillain-Barre (gee-YAH-buh-RAY) syndrome is a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. Weakness and tingling in your extremities are usually the first symptoms.These sensations can quickly spread, eventually paralyzing the whole body. In its most severe form Guillain-Barre syndrome is a medical emergency. Most people with the condit...