Most Americans don’t work on farms these days, so it’s easy for people to dismiss the illness as something they’re unlikely ...

Tetanus is probably not something you think about a whole lot. That’s because, thanks to the vaccine, infections are largely preventable. And, we’re talking very preventable. Since 2010, there have ...

Tetanus is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by a potent neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. It remains an important public health concern in many parts of the world, ...

Despite tetanus being preventable with vaccination, cases continue to occur in the U.S., with deaths mostly affecting older adults, the CDC reported. From 2009 through 2023, there were 402 tetanus ...

From 2009 through 2023, there were 402 tetanus cases reported to the CDC, with 37 tetanus-associated deaths. Most tetanus deaths occurred in adults ages 65 and older, with a case-fatality rate of 63.3 ...