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Opisthotonos

Greek illustration of a man suffering Opisthotonus ("the backward spasm") and lockjaw, the terrifying symptoms of tetanus. For Greeks, spasms in general were diseases, not symptoms; the simplest was shivering.
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Title:
Opisthotonos
Caption:
Greek illustration of a man suffering Opisthotonus ("the backward spasm") and lockjaw, the terrifying symptoms of tetanus. For Greeks, spasms in general were diseases, not symptoms; the simplest was shivering.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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Image size:
2520 x 1119 px | 8.1 MB
Print size:
21.3 x 9.5 cm | 8.4 x 3.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
BACK SPASM • BW • CRAMP • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLNESS • ILLUSTRATION • LOCKJAW • MAN • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • MEN • OPISTHOTONUS • SPASM • TETANUS