Tetanus is a bacterial infection that is caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria. It can have serious and fatal outcomes, due to its effect on the nervous system and characteristic tightening of muscles ...

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 rather a ...

A small wound may seem harmless, a scrape from gardening, a minor cut on a rusty surface, or even a bite from a pet. Often, we clean it, slap on a bandage, and carry on with our day, never giving it a ...

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Lockjaw (trismus) happens when your jaw muscles tighten up so much that you can’t open your mouth properly. It's most often associated with tetanus, a dangerous infection from Clostridium tetani ...

Gardening is generally considered a low-risk activity, more likely to stiffen your muscles than to threaten your life — yard play with chain saws aside. But a potential killer lurks in rich garden ...

Tetanus, a dreaded bacterial infection, used to be a terror of the world. Frequently fatal, its first sign was the stiffening of the jaw that rendered the sufferer ...

Following is a transcript of the video. What happens if you leave a splinter in your skin for too long? Splinters are a literal pain, removing them just causes more pain. But what happens if you leave ...