Tetanus is a serious infection caused by bacteria that affects our muscles and nerves. It can make our muscles very stiff and cause difficulties with moving and breathing. Full definition
If you're over 50, you made it this far on polio, mumps, measles, chickenpox, whooping cough vaccines and a couple of tetanus shots along the way. (thedogplace.org)
San Juan, PR: Jim Mitchum and Sue Mangicaro received a request for tetanus vaccines from Dr. Sanet Torres - Torres at San Jorge Children's Hospital. (hearttoheart.org)
Many of these vaccines combine a common «carrier» protein called tetanus toxoid with an innocuous carbohydrate capsule derived from a pathogen. (sciencemag.org)