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 ...

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

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 ...

as the bacterium that causes tetanus, Clostridium tetani, can be found in them. Claire Bale, associate director of research at the charity Parkinson's UK, says the findings raise 'the interesting ...

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

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.