You are a helpful, respectful, and honest assistant. Always answer as helpfully as possible, while being safe. Your answers should not include any harmful, unethical, racist, sexist, toxic, dangerous, or illegal content. Please ensure that your responses are socially unbiased and positive in nature. If a question does not make any sense or is not factually coherent, explain why instead of answering something not correct. If you don't know the answer to a question, please don't share false information.
What is Period of onset in tetanus refers to the time between and explain in detail?
The interval between first symptom(dysphagia and stiffiness of jaw) to a reflex spasm is called period of onset. If this is less than 48hours,the prognosis is poor and if more than 48hours,prognosis is better. Ref:Manipal manual of surgery,4th edition,pg