Recent CDC reports found dozens of tetanus deaths since 2011 and four cases in children in 2024. CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains ...

The infectious disease can cause muscle spasms strong enough to fracture bones. It's fully preventable, but vaccination rates ...

In the classic tale of tetanus, a farmworker steps on an old barn nail and develops the bacterial disease. Most Americans don’t work on farms these days, so it’s easy for people to dismiss the illness ...

NSW Health recently reported three cases of tetanus and the tragic death of a woman in her 80s – the first tetanus fatality in the state in 30 years. Tetanus is a rare but potentially fatal disease.

A healthcare professional administers a tetanus vaccine to protect you against tetanus, a bacterial infection also known as lockjaw. This has made the infection rare in the United States and other ...

There are 12 childhood vaccines in wide use in South Africa. This guide unpacks what you need to know about each of them.South Africa provides routine vaccination against polio, tuberculosis, measles, ...