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)
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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)
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Unvaccinated boy almost dies of tetanus
The child's care - not including the air ambulance and inpatient rehabilitation - cost nearly $1 million, about 72 times the mean for a pediatric hospitalization in the U.S., the CDC said (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
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CDC: Unvaccinated Oregon boy almost dies of tetanus
An unvaccinated 6-year-old boy in Oregon was hospitalized for eight weeks and almost died of tetanus after getting cut while playing on a farm (Source: ABC News: Health)
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The Latest: Unvaccinated Oregon boy had 'severe' tetanus
An unvaccinated 6-year-old boy in Oregon was hospitalized for eight weeks and almost died of tetanus after getting cut while playing on a farm (Source: ABC News: Health)
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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...
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Unvaccinated Boy's Tetanus Treatment Cost $800K
A 6-year-old boy suffered episodes of crying, jaw clenching, and involuntary upper extremity muscle spasms, followed by arching of the neck and back and a 105-degree fever when he got tetanus. On Day 44 after admission to the hospital he could breathe on his own again. (Source: WebMD Health)
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An Unvaccinated Oregon Boy Got Tetanus And Spent 57 Days In The Hospital, Costing Over $800K
This was the first reported case of a child getting tetanus in Oregon in over 30 years. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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An unvaccinated child contracted tetanus. It took two months and more than $800K to save him.
It was Oregon's first case of tetanus in a child in more than three decades, a CDC report said. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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An unvaccinated child contracted tetanus. It took two months and more than $800,000 to save him.
It was Oregon's first case of tetanus in a child in more than three decades, a CDC report said. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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After Painful Ordeal and $800K Medical Bill, Unvaccinated Boy Survives Tetanus
FRIDAY, March 8, 2019 -- Amid outbreaks of preventable childhood illnesses, one unvaccinated Oregon boy ' s nightmarish encounter with tetanus should serve as a cautionary tale for " anti-vaxxer " parents, doctors say.
A team led by Dr. Judith... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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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)
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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)
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QuickStats: Injury Death Rates for Persons Aged 15-19 Years, by Intent - United States, 1999-2017
The injury death rate for persons aged 15-19 years declined from 52.7 per 100,000 in 1999 to 32.8 in 2013 but then increased to 40.0 in 2017. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
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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)
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