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2020-07-31 23:28:15
Hi Doctor , How much time it takes for tetanus to spread in the body and takes over control of person
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Generally the incubation period is 10 days to be precise. But according the exposure/contamination of the wound it can show symptoms, early or late as much as upto a month.

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