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 ...

Most Americans don’t work on farms these days, so it’s easy for people to dismiss the illness as something they’re unlikely to encounter. In reality, this serious microbial infection can impact anyone ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 86-year-old woman who’s in good health. My new primary care physician wants me to get a tetanus shot, which she said is needed every 10 years. I can’t remember the last time I ...

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 ...