Bacterial Infection Sometimes Known as Lockjaw

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Wild West, Group 427, Puzzle 2 (Sharp Shooting).

Question is: Bacterial Infection Sometimes Known as Lockjaw

and the answer is: TETANUS

Word Meaning:

TETANUS — (pathology, usually uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

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