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PRO/EDR> Tetanus – USA: (OR) unvaccinated child, 2017
Tetanus -- United StatesTetanus is an acute neuromuscular disease caused by the bacterium _Clostridium tetani_. Bacterial spores found in soil can enter the body through skin disruption, with subsequent onset of clinical illness ranging from 3 to 21 days (usually within 8 days). In 2017, a boy aged 6 years who had received no immunizations sustained a forehead laceration while playing outdoors on a farm; the wound was cleaned and sutured at home. 6 days later, he had episodes of crying, jaw clenching, Read more [...]
