A report released Friday on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) website outlined a 2017 case of tetanus in an unvaccinated child in Oregon. It was the first pediatric case of ...

Stepping on nails or sharp objects is one way people are exposed to the bacteria that cause tetanus. It is advisable to seek medical care immediately after you start experiencing symptoms of tetanus.

Those involved in clean up from the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene should make sure their tetanus vaccinations are up to date because of the possibility of increased chances of infection, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers who have harnessed the body’s immune system to fight cancer have found a way to make the approach work even better, using an ordinary tetanus vaccine. They used their double-vaccine ...

A team of researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has discovered that tetanus toxin, which causes tetanus, could be extremely useful as a therapy against psychological disorders such as ...

Posts across multiple platforms claim tetanus shots are unnecessary because people can only be exposed via farm animals, and because applying peroxide to an exposed wound can supposedly eliminate the ...

The harrowing, deadly infection could make a comeback, especially in states vulnerable to climate-linked natural disasters, ...

Gardening is generally considered a low-risk activity, more likely to stiffen your muscles than to threaten your life -- yard play with chain saws aside. But a potential killer lurks in rich garden ...