Keep an eye out for visible streaks on the skin, fever, or chills. Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani, another risky bacteria. It can cause tightness of the jaw, stiff muscles, and fever.

Getting cuts while cooking or gardening is pretty common, so you may not give it much thought. But if it involves a rusty ...

Use the growth medium to grow new copies of the Clostridium tetani bacteria. With a toxoid vaccine, the goal is to condition the immune system to combat not an invading virus or bacteria but ...

Tetanus occurs due to the bacteria called Clostridium tetani, which is present in the environment such as manure, dust, and soil. A person can contract tetanus when the bacteria enters the body ...

A vegetable hawker in Kuching, Sarawak faces the possibility of amputation after contracting tetanus from a stray cat scratch ...