A teenager from the village of Kumush-Aziz was seriously injured following a domestic accident. Around September 20, while the boy was grazing livestock in a field, he cut his leg with a reed. A week later, characteristic symptoms of the disease appeared.
Severe course of the disease
The patient began having convulsions, body muscles became stiff, and the jaw muscles became so tense that he had difficulty opening his mouth. According to the boy's father, Khasan Arzykulov, the condition was critical: limbs would not bend, and the body arched backward.
- September 20
Teenager sustained a leg cut from a reed while grazing livestock
- September 26
The boy was taken to the Suzak hospital and then transferred to the regional intensive care unit
- November 9
Patient discharged from the hospital after successful treatment
Medical assistance and prevention
Treating the patient became a difficult task for doctors at the Jalal-Abad Regional Children's Hospital in Manas. Medics note that tetanus is recorded extremely rarely in Kyrgyzstan.
"We were very frightened. Thank God, the doctors treated him well. It turns out that this disease is recorded rarely in Kyrgyzstan. I urge the population to receive the vaccinations provided by the state on time."
