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Tetanus

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Tetanus (from , and teinein "to stretch") is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, Bacillus, Anaerobic organism Clostridium tetani. In... Read more on Wikipedia

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a while since my last tetanus vaccine. Is the tetanus...
04/07/2013
...a while since my last tetanus vaccine. Is the tetanus booster ok with humira? Edited by Shirley...  (from forums.spondylitis.org)  Read full post
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a while since my last tetanus vaccine. Is the tetanus...
03/28/2013
...a while since my last tetanus vaccine. Is the tetanus booster ok with humira? Edited by Shirley...  (from forums.spondylitis.org)  Read full post
adverse reaction to the tetanus booster about 7 years back...
03/07/2013
...an adverse reaction to the tetanus booster about 7 years back ...pertussis now comes with the tetanus booster I am unable to...  (from community.thebump.com)  Read full post
they ever give tetanus shot after a car accident if...
03/19/2013
Do/would they ever give tetanus shot after a car accident if the person is ...to wear a dumb medical bracelet if allergic to the tetanus shot...  (from community.babycenter.com)  Read full post
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handy when they give tetanus injections because horse...
02/10/2013
...have adrenaline handy when they give tetanus injections because horse based blood ...are used to produce the anti-tetanus...  (from www.ukdebate.co.uk)  Read full post
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between the vaccine and tetanus infection. It is explicitly...
01/04/2013
...and say it. My comparison is simply between the vaccine and tetanus infection. It is explicitly that comparison. If you want ...numbers on the rate of tetanus infections in a hypothetical unvacc...  (from www.davidicke.com)  Read full post
had DPT vaccine, tetanus injection needle need to...
02/06/2013
vaccination had DPT vaccine, tetanus injection needle need to do\ ...stick scratches, not deep wounds, vaccination had DPT vaccine, tetanus injection needle need to do \...  (from en.uuuwell.com)  Read full post
up the combined tetanus/whooping cough vaccine today...
05/08/2013
...forgot about it, but my GP brought up the combined tetanus/whooping cough vaccine today because I'm overdue for the tetanus booster and we're having a whooping cough epidemic. We...  (from forums.spondylitis.org)  Read full post
the pertussis than the diptheria or tetanus.  They might...
01/14/2013
...a booster or not.  The booster is probably more for the pertussis than the diptheria or tetanus.  They might still be covered by the tetanus shots.    You could have their titres drawn...  (from www.mothering.com)  Read full post
began 2 weeks after my tetanus shot - my LLMD believes that...
05/01/2013
...urging me to get the shingles vaccine. My lyme symptoms all began 2 weeks after my tetanus shot - my LLMD believes that the tetanus shot had something to do...  (from www.healingwell.com)  Read full post