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Tetanus facts
- Tetanus is frequently a fatal infectious disease.
- Tetanus is caused by a type of bacteria (Clostridium tetani).
- The tetanus bacteria often enter the body through a puncture wound, which can be caused by nails, splinters, insect bites, burns, any skin break, and injection-drug sites.
- All children and adults should be immunized against tetanus by receiving vaccinations.
- A tetanus booster is needed every 10 years after primary immunization or after a puncture or other skin wound which could provide the tetanus bacteria an opportunity to enter the body.
What is tetanus?
Tetanus is an acute, often-fatal disease of the nervous system that is caused by nerve toxins produced by the bacterium
Clostridium tetani. This bacterium is found throughout the world in the soil and in animal and human intestines.
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