Whooping cough is preventable, and getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself. The DTaP and Tdap vaccines are very effective at preventing whooping cough, but you’ll need to stay on top of ...

The official body for travel has warned UK tourists about a "serious" condition which has "life-threatening" consequences.

Pune: Recently, doctors at YCM Hospital in Pimpri were taken aback when they received a case they hadn't seen in a long, long ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) - A calf dying from tetanus has a second chance at life, thanks to a 9-year-old Kansas girl and ...

THE ease and efficiency of establishing active immunity against tetanus is universally acknowledged. In groups fifty years of age and over, especially in females, greater efforts must be made by ...

Symptoms of tetanus can set in 3 to 21 days after exposure to the bacteria, so it’s recommended that you get the vaccine within 48 to 72 hours or as soon as possible. However, several factors ...

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 ...

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.

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox. Three of these vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis ...

If the bacteria stay in the body, they can cause an infection, such as tetanus, rabies, or sepsis. In some cases, an infection can spread to other parts of the body. People will need antibiotics ...