The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a warning (Inadvertent intradermal administration of tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines instead of tuberculosis skin tests ...

Tetanus is a dangerous infection caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. These bacteria are commonly found in the ...

Tetanus (lockjaw) is a dangerous nerve ailment caused by the toxin of a common bacteria, Clostridium tetani. You can find these bacterial spores everywhere, but mostly in soil. They're also found ...

What is Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis? Tetanus is caused by a germ that enters the body through a cut or a wound. Tetanus (Lockjaw) causes painful tightening of the muscles all over the body and ...

在新州数十年来出现首例破伤风死亡病例后，卫生部门呼吁长者须确保他们已接种最新的破伤风疫苗。 长者更容易感染破伤风； 破伤风是一种细菌 ...

Tetanus is a serious infec­tion that causes muscle stiffness and spasms. It is sometimes called “lockjaw” because muscle spasms can clench the jaw shut. Tetanus is caused by bacteria (germs) that live ...

Early last year Boyd 1 reviewed the British experiences with tetanus in the African and European theaters of operation, and his report has already been commented on in these columns. 2 Active ...

The tetanus shot is such a vaccine. Tetanus is a disease caused by toxins created by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. The vaccine conditions the body's immune system to eliminate these toxins.

A 23-year-old Florida woman has been temporarily blinded and bruised after allegedly being required to receive multiple ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases ...

An eight-year-old boy is understood to be fighting for life in a Perth hospital after an accident on a trampoline.

As fewer children die or are debilitated due to measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus and polio, we tend to forget that this is the result of an evidence-based childhood vaccination program.