Recent CDC reports found dozens of tetanus deaths since 2011 and four cases in children in 2024. CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains ...

Most Americans don’t work on farms these days, so it’s easy for people to dismiss the illness as something they’re unlikely ...

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

Minor cuts and wounds are a part of everyday life. However, most people ignore the risk of tetanus after an injury. Tetanus is a serious bacterial infection that affects the nervous system and can ...

A deadly disease dating back hundreds of years and long thought to have been eradicated is having a resurgence in the US, ...

NSW Health recently reported three cases of tetanus and the tragic death of a woman in her 80s – the first tetanus fatality in the state in 30 years. Tetanus is a rare but potentially fatal disease.