Tetanus

wounds to the human flesh is tetanus, commonly known to the public as lockjaw. The disease tetanus is a serious infection from the bacterium Clostridium tetani. This bacterium produces a toxin that affects the brain and nervous system that leads to stiffness in the muscles. The Clostridium tetani produces neurotoxins that interfere…

Tetanus is a rather serious bacterial infection that is caused when the bacterium Clostridium tetani enters the body, generally through an open wound of some kind. Widely considered to be a disease directly related to cleanliness, Clostridium tetani is commonly contracted when an open wound comes into contact with dirt, animal feces or manure. It is a disease that can be traced back throughout human history for several thousand years, often taking the form of some sort of religious “possession”…

Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is an acute and potentially life-threatening infection caused by toxins released from the bacteria Clostridium tetani. It is commonly found in soil, fecal matter and dust in areas that tend to by hot and humid. The bacteria enter the body through open wounds or cuts, causing bacterial infection in those that have not been vaccinated or have not received the proper vaccination. Tdap should be administered in three doses during normal childhood vaccinations and it…

Tetanus is a disease that primarily affects the nervous system. The disease symptoms have been known since the ancient times, but the organism behind it was identified and isolated late in the 19th century and early in the twentieth century.4 Tetanus manifests in involuntary spasms of muscles beginning with facial muscles for generalized tetanus1. Stiffness of the neck is also experienced. The bacteria Clostridium tetani is responsible for production of toxins that cause tetanus. This bacterium…

Vaccination conundrum Angelo Carrion Once upon a time… Decades ago many children and adults contracted communicable diseases, including Tetanus, Polio, and Pertussis. During that time, most people were much more frightened of the diseases than of the side effects of the vaccinations. In Reality… Today the situation is reversed. In the era of helpful vaccines, many parents are becoming more concerned about the possible adverse effects. Many parents of today have never experienced the…

To help decrease the number of different injections one has to endure in each office visit, combination shots have been introduced to aid in this process (Skibinski, Dr. David). For example, under the trade name Pediarix®, you will get the combination of DTaP, HepB, IPV (Skibinski, Dr. David). This combination will assist in the prevention of 5 total illnesses including diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis b, and polio. This is a great benefit for everyone because of the modernized…

Infectious Disease: Pertussis Bria Walker University of Missouri-Kansas City Pertussis is an upper respiratory tract infectious disease, which is severely contagious. Also known as the whooping cough. Bordetella Pertussis is the known bacteria that causes the infection. This bacteria irritates the airway causing it to swell. The swelling of the airway presents in an uncontrollable cough and difficult breathing. Each deep breath that is taken, it is said that you can hear a whooping sound;…

outbreak in Disneyland which caught the public 's attention. Many lawmakers got behind this and enforced many mandatory vaccinations like measles, the common flu, and tetanus shots. If anyone wants to work with children under the age of 6 or with elders over the age of 70, they must have been vaccinated for the common flu. In our modern world with more advanced infections and diseases we must take as much precautions as possible. Each year, approximately 226,000 people are hospitalized and…

creates autism and or permanent damages in children. Given these counter clams I believe they miss the point of why vaccinations are essential which are to keep every child safe, to stop outbreaks and keep morality rates down. Everybody’s seen those infomercials where they pick an underprivileged group ranging from the rain forest, panda’s and African children, but their purpose is to convince you with horrific images that you should donate to their cause. This is exactly what happened, in the…

The focus of this section will be on Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (EEE, WEE, VEE), with equine tetanus coming later. Starting with equine encephalomyelitis, it is a result of the Alphavirus in the family Togaviridae. This virus is spherical in shape and has an envelope (McClain & Schmaljohn, 1996). Through various study it has been determined that the most common reservoir for this disease is in birds and sometimes rodents. Arthropods, like mosquitoes, mites and…