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 ...

DURING the last few years a considerable amount of additional information regarding the effectiveness and hazards of active immunization against tetanus has become available. The war, with its many ...

A recent case of tetanus in an unvaccinated child highlights the continued threat of this rare but dangerous disease among the unvaccinated individuals in the United States. "Unvaccinated or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science Hello tetanus, my old friend. Didn't Darla Shine tweet that ...

IMMUNIZATION against diphtheria and tetanus in childhood is now a well established procedure in Massachusetts as well as many other communities. The large majority of infants receive a solid basic ...

Tetanus could make a comeback, especially in states vulnerable to climate-linked natural disasters like Florida and Texas, an NBC News investigation finds.

Portland, Ore. -- An unvaccinated 6-year-old Oregon boy was hospitalized for two months for tetanus and almost died of the bacterial illness after getting a deep cut while playing on a farm, according ...

Although tetanus is a serious and potentially fatal infection, it is entirely preventable and should not be a major threat to the health of individuals today. This is due to an effective vaccination ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to conserve shots of a kind of tetanus vaccine, as the agency braces for a potential shortage of those shots this year. Doctors should ...