Keep an eye out for visible streaks on the skin, fever, or chills. Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani, another risky bacteria. It can cause tightness of the jaw, stiff muscles, and fever.

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 ...

The Green River District Health Department was out giving free tetanus shots after severe flooding hit the Tri-State earlier this month. A release obtained by Eyewitness News says the department was ...