Directory of Tetanus Resources

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Tetanus is caused by the toxin of the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which is found in soil nearly everywhere.

Resources in This Category

• CDC: Tetanus (Lockjaw) Vaccination

  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/tetanus/
  Information on the disease tetanus and the available vaccines, for both health care professionals and the general public.

• eMedicine: Tetanus

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229594-overview
  Article by Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, PhD.

• MayoClinic.com: Tetanus

  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tetanus/home/ovc-20200456
  Includes cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

• MedlinePlus: Tetanus

  https://medlineplus.gov/tetanus.html
  Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.

• NHS Choices: Tetanus

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Tetanus/
  Factsheet with details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

• Tetanus.org

  http://www.vaccineplace.com/?fa=learn/tetanus
  Offers facts about tetanus, diphtheria, and their prevention.

• WHO: Tetanus

  http://www.who.int/topics/tetanus/en/
  Includes disease and vaccine information, treatment and prevention.

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