Infectious Diseases A-Z: Understanding tetanus
Tetanus?is a serious infection that can be life-threatening and easily prevented with vaccination. It is caused by a toxin produced by spores of the bacteria,?Clostridium tetani. These bacteria live?in the environment, including in soil, dust and animal feces.?"Any time someone gets a wound that may become contaminated with soil or environmental contents, they're at risk [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 24, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Unvaccinated Boy Becomes Oregon's 1st Tetanus Case in Years
 
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A 6-year-old Oregon boy contracted tetanus in 2017 -- the state's first pediatric case in over 30 years.
The information was outlined in a new CDC report released on Friday.
According to the report, the boy had never received any vaccines. (Source: JEMS Patient Care)
Source: JEMS Patient Care - March 12, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: KOIN 6 News Tags: News News Videos Patient Care Source Type: news
Unvaccinated Boy Becomes Oregon's 1st Tetanus Case in Years
 
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A 6-year-old Oregon boy contracted tetanus in 2017 -- the state's first pediatric case in over 30 years.
The information was outlined in a new CDC report released on Friday.
According to the report, the boy had never received any vaccines. (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News)
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - March 12, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: KOIN 6 News Tags: News News Videos Patient Care Source Type: news
An Unvaccinated Boy Got Tetanus. His Oregon Hospital Stay: 57 Days and $800,000.
The boy ’ s harrowing experience with the disease in 2017 was the first pediatric case of tetanus in Oregon in more than 30 years, according to a new C.D.C. report. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SARAH MERVOSH Tags: Tetanus Vaccination and Immunization Oregon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
A Young Boy Spent 47 Days In an ICU and Racked Up $800,000 in Medical Costs Because He Wasn ’t Vaccinated Against Tetanus
A young boy in Oregon spent 47 days in an intensive care unit (ICU), resulting in more than $800,000 in medical costs, because he was not vaccinated against tetanus, according to a case study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Case study co-author Dr. Carl Eriksson, an assistant professor of pediatric critical care at Oregon Health & Science University, who was involved in the boy’s treatment, wrote in an email to TIME that severe tetanus cases are very rare in the U.S., where vaccination effectively prevents such conditions. The boy’s illness was Oregon’s first pediat...
Source: TIME: Health - March 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Infectious Disease onetime Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why and when your children should be vaccinated
Ensuring your child gets a flu shot is important to prevent the flu. It's also important to make sure your child is up to date on?immunizations?with all of the recommended childhood vaccines which prevent serious diseases, such as measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, diptheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/ReIcJedkViY Journalists: Broadcast-quality [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 7, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Tetanus Remains a Threat to Unvaccinated Tetanus Remains a Threat to Unvaccinated
A recent case of tetanus in an unvaccinated child shows that this condition still poses a danger to people who are not vaccinated.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - March 7, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Erratum: Vol. 67, No. 43
In the report " Update: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of Hepatitis A Vaccine for Postexposure Prophylaxis and for Preexposure Prophylaxis for International Travel, " errors occurred in Table 1. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 7, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Clostridium tetani Infection Hepatitis A MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Polio (poliomyelitis) Respiratory Illness Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) Tetanus Veterans Health Source Type: news
Vaxelis (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Inactivated Poliovirus, Haemophilus b Conjugate [Meningococcal Protein Conjugate] and Hepatitis B [Recombinant] Vaccine) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - January 16, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Expanded Use of Adacel (Tdap) Vaccine for Repeat Vaccination
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Adacel® (Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine Adsorbed) to include repeat... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - January 14, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Vaxelis Pediatric Hexavalent Combination Vaccine
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. and KENILWORTH, N.J.– December 26, 2018–The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vaxelis™ (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Inactivated Poliovirus, Haemophilus b... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - December 26, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Pregnant Women Commonly Refuse Vaccines
FRIDAY, Dec. 7, 2018 -- Pregnant women commonly refuse vaccines, including influenza vaccine and tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, according to research published online Dec. 4 in Obstetrics&... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 7, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What are the side effects of the tetanus shot?
The tetanus shot protects people from the tetanus infection. It is an important vaccination to have. Most people will not have side effects, but potential ones may include redness and swelling, pain at the injection site, and headaches. Learn more about the side effects of the tetanus shot here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news
Meningitis progress lags substantially behind that of other preventable diseases
(Meningitis Research Foundation) The global disease burden of meningitis remains unacceptably high, and progress lags substantially behind that of other vaccine-preventable diseases. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Global Burden of Disease study showed that meningitis deaths reduced by just 21 percent globally between 1990-2016, whereas other preventable diseases such as measles, tetanus, and diarrhea due to rotavirus saw declines of 93 percent, 90.7 percent, and 57.9 percent, respectively, suggesting that progress in meningitis could have been substantially faster. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious ...
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 13, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Infant Ab Levels Highest With Tdap Vax in Early 3rd Trimester
THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 -- Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines given to pregnant women early in the third trimester may offer the most protection against infant pertussis, according to a study published in the Oct. 9 issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 1, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
