Abstract Introduction: Tetanus is more common in warm climate and rural areas, where the soil is fertile and cultivated with manure, where poverty dominates and people walk barefoot, where animal population is high, where there is no good sanitation, and facilities to prevent sepsis is not available and people are more prone to minor cuts and bruises. Methodology: Then a case of tetanus was admitted to Isolation ward of Government General Hospital, a detailed clinical history was taken and clinical examinations was performed, these findings were entered in cyclostyled proforma. Necessary relevant investigations were performed at the time of admission Results: The site of infection revealed that the most common site was lower extremity (34%) followed by upper extremity (21%) and head/neck (17%),Unknown cases constituted 22%. Conclusion: The incidence of tetanus is supposed to be more in the age group 11 to 30 years. Because of the active life of persons. They are exposed to frequent injuries.
Keywords: Tetanus; Incidence; Mortality.