Summer brings opportunities for gardening, which is supposed to be a way to relax. But encountering a thorn, splinter, or the legendary rusty nail can often stir questions about tetanus, a disease ...

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

Q: What is tetanus? A: Tetanus is a rare but serious disorder of the nervous system which causes painful spasm and cramping of muscles. The jaw muscles are frequently involved (hence, the term ...

People caught up in the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey face uncertainty and stress. But one thing most of them don’t have to worry about right now is whether they need a tetanus shot. Scattered social ...

Registered Nurse Sarah Hollingsworth provides a tetanus shot to a first responder in tornado-ravaged Tuscaloosa, Ala., Monday, May 2, 2011.You don't want to get it and you don't need to get it.

A new case report from the Centers for Disease Control released Thursday starkly highlights the costs of not vaccinating children. It details an unvaccinated 6-year-old boy’s encounter with ...

Every doctor wants to see a smile on a patient’s face, but there is one that no doctor ever wants to see: risus sardonicus, sometimes known as the sardonic grin or the devil’s smile, the cruel mark of ...

If a wound was not caused by a rusty nail where farm animals graze you most likely don’t have to worry about tetanus. Our verdict Some wounds carry a higher risk of tetanus than others. However, it is ...

More than 100 people at OHSU Hospital worked to help an unvaccinated Oregon boy survive when he contracted life-threatening tetanus on the family farm. Not one of them had ever seen a child with the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science Hello tetanus, my old friend. Didn't Darla Shine tweet that ...