Tetanus can cause painful muscle spasms so severe it has been called the “grinning death” because, if not treated, it can lock the jaw shut and pull the face into a potentially life-threatening, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tetanus may sound like a disease from another era, but experts are warning that it remains a serious threat. Two recent reports ...

A seemingly harmless prick from a safety pin can raise concerns about tetanus, a potentially life-threatening infection caused by the Clostridium tetani bacteria. While such injuries are common, it's ...

In the classic tale of tetanus, a farmworker steps on an old barn nail and develops the bacterial disease. Most Americans don’t work on farms these days, so it’s easy for people to dismiss the illness ...

WITH a modest increase in the amount of tetanus immune globulin, (human) now available for tetanus prophylaxis in this country, it seems important to re-examine the dosage estimate so that as many ...