This medical treatise, which won the prestigious Jacksonian Prize in 1834, offers a detailed study of tetanus, a potentially fatal neurological condition caused by bacterial infection. Thomas Blizard Curling, a surgeon at London's St. Bartholomew's Hospital, draws on his clinical experience to provide a comprehensive overview of the disease, including its symptoms, causes, and treatment options. Though some of the medical terminology may be challenging for lay readers, A Treatise on Tetanus remains an important contribution to the history of medical science. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.