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Officials said they do not believe the case is connected to the recent measles outbreak in West Texas, but added they are “closely monitoring the situation ...

In contrast, the neuropathologic findings in the case reported above are quite consistent with those in patients treated with tetanus antitoxin, few though they are. An increased interest in this ...

What is Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis? Tetanus is caused by a germ that enters the body through a cut or a wound. Tetanus (Lockjaw) causes painful tightening of the muscles all over the body and ...

The DTaP vaccine protects your child against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough). "This vaccine helps prevent ...

As of March 2004, 100 patients in 21 states had been identified as receiving a tetanus toxoid vaccine product instead of PPD. In April 2004, five additional cases were identified. Some patients ...

A small county in West Texas has 15 measles cases, mostly in school-aged children. Gaines County, which borders New Mexico, has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.

Around 80 per cent of Pakistan’s population (190 million people) now live in areas where the spread of neonatal tetanus remains under controlled limits – less than one case of tetanus per ...

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.

Vaccination rates are falling and measles cases are rising. Here are a few more 'bugs' we might be seeing come back from the dead.