{"id":30893,"date":"2026-03-24T09:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/que-es-el-tetanos-es-contagioso-seis-claves-de-esta-enfermedad\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:44:26","slug":"que-es-el-tetanos-es-contagioso-seis-claves-de-esta-enfermedad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/que-es-el-tetanos-es-contagioso-seis-claves-de-esta-enfermedad\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el t\u00e9tanos? \u00bfEs contagioso? Seis claves de esta enfermedad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!----><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ft-text\">Un\u00a0<strong>menor de 17 a\u00f1os<\/strong>\u00a0est\u00e1 en la uci, muy grave, <a class=\"ft-link ft-link--decoration broken_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elperiodico.com\/es\/sanidad\/20260320\/menor-hijo-familia-antivacunas-uci-tetanos-manresa-cataluna-128230783\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>al contraer la\u00a0infecci\u00f3n de t\u00e9tanos.<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>El menor, hijo de una familia antivacunas, se encuentra en el\u00a0<strong>Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u de Manresa.<\/strong> Estas son algunas claves de la enfermedad.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ft-ad ft-ad--roba ft-ad--robaNotext ft-helper-hide-md\" style=\"\"\/><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ft-text\">El\u00a0<strong>t\u00e9tanos<\/strong>\u00a0no es una enfermedad\u00a0<strong>infecciosa<\/strong>\u00a0en el sentido cl\u00e1sico: no se transmite de persona a persona. El t\u00e9tano es causado por una\u00a0<strong>toxina<\/strong>\u00a0producida por la bacteria\u00a0<strong>Clostridium tetani<\/strong>, que se encuentra com\u00fanmente en el suelo, el polvo y en heces de animales. Es una enfermedad grave, pero <strong>prevenible con una vacuna.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ft-ad ft-ad--intext ft-helper-hide-md\"\/><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ft-ad ft-ad--intext  ft-helper-hide-xs\"\/><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ft-text\">La bacteria\u00a0<strong>Clostridium tetani<\/strong> entra en el cuerpo a trav\u00e9s de <strong>heridas profundas o sucias, pinchazos <\/strong>\u2014<strong>clavos, espinas\u2026<\/strong>\u2014<strong>, <\/strong>quemaduras o heridas mal limpiadas. La bacteria vive en suelo, polvo y heces.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ft-text\">Rigidez muscular, trismo \u2014o \u00abmand\u00edbula r\u00edgida\u00bb\u2014, espasmos dolorosos, dificultad para tragar o respirar. Puede ser mortal si afecta a los m\u00fasculos respiratorios<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ft-ad ft-ad--roba ft-ad--robaNotext ft-helper-hide-md\" style=\"\"\/><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ft-text\">Entre tres y 21 d\u00edas. Habitualmente son 8 d\u00edas.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ft-text\">Siguiendo la pauta vacunal. Seg\u00fan el\u00a0<strong>calendario vacunal de Espa\u00f1a,\u00a0<\/strong>la primera dosis se pone a los\u00a0<strong>dos meses\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014como parte de la vacuna hexavalente, que incluye t\u00e9tanos, difteria, tos ferina, polio, hepatitis B y Haemophilus influenzae tipo b\u2014. La segunda,\u00a0<strong>a los cuatro;\u00a0<\/strong>la tercera a los\u00a0<strong>seis meses.\u00a0<\/strong>Despu\u00e9s hay otra de refuerzo\u00a0<strong>a los 18 meses,\u00a0<\/strong>a los seis a\u00f1os y a los 14 a\u00f1os \u2014a esta edad tambi\u00e9n hay un refuerzo de la vacuna de la difteria\u2014. En la edad adulta, se recomienda un refuerzo de t\u00e9tanos cada\u00a0<strong>10 a\u00f1os<\/strong>\u00a0despu\u00e9s del \u00faltimo refuerzo.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!----><!----><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ft-ad ft-ad--intext ft-helper-hide-md\"\/><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ft-ad ft-ad--intext  ft-helper-hide-xs\"\/><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!----><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ft-text\">Hay siempre que<strong> limpiar bien la herida. <\/strong>Adem\u00e1s, hay que valorar la vacunaci\u00f3n si la persona no est\u00e1 inmunizada. E incluso un refuerzo, si <strong>han pasado m\u00e1s de cinco a\u00f1os<\/strong> de la \u00faltima vacuna y la herida es grave o est\u00e1 muy sucia. Adem\u00e1s, en heridas de riesgo, la persona puede necesitar inmunoglobulina.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--[--><!--]--><!----><!--[--><!----><!----><!----><!--]--><span\/><!--]--><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elperiodico.com\/es\/sanidad\/20260323\/seis-claves-tetanos-128305223?utm_source=rss-noticias&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=sanidad\" class=\"broken_link\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un\u00a0menor de 17 a\u00f1os\u00a0est\u00e1 en la uci, muy grave, al contraer la\u00a0infecci\u00f3n de t\u00e9tanos. El menor, hijo de<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531.png",1200,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531-300x169.png",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531-768x432.png",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531-1024x576.png",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531.png",1200,675,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531.png",1200,675,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531-825x575.png",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wp-header-logo-531-590x410.png",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/category\/noticias\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Noticias<\/a>","tag_info":"Noticias","comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogemergencias.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}