Tetanus occurs due to the bacteria called Clostridium tetani, which is present in the environment such as manure, dust, and soil. A person can contract tetanus when the bacteria enters the body ...

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.

Getting cuts while cooking or gardening is pretty common, so you may not give it much thought. But if it involves a rusty ...

as the bacterium that causes tetanus, Clostridium tetani, can be found in them. Claire Bale, associate director of research at the charity Parkinson's UK, says the findings raise 'the interesting ...

A vegetable hawker in Kuching, Sarawak faces the possibility of amputation after contracting tetanus from a stray cat scratch ...