Difference between Tetanus and Lockjaw

What is the difference between Tetanus and Lockjaw?

Tetanus as a noun is 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. while Lockjaw as a noun is a spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. it causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

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