Diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis are dangerous because they can affect your health negatively. This is why the standard TDAP vaccine was implemented in the 1940s. It since has been modified to produce fewer side effects and now...
As of 2010, there are three different types of tetanus shots: Td, which protects adult patients against tetanus and diphtheria; Tdap, which protects adolescent and adult patients against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; and DTaP, which protects...
Tetanus is a disease caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. More specifically, it is the toxins produced by the bacteria that cause the disease. The Centers for Disease Control describe the symptoms of tetanus as muscle spasms, difficulty...
Tdap vaccine or the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis vaccine helps prevent serious bacterial infections. According to Drugs.com, an online drug resource, this immunization exposes the recipient to a small amount of the bacteria causing...
Tetanus is a life threatening disease caused by spores of the bacteria Clostridium tetani. According to the Mayo Clinic, this is a serious disease that can cause stiffness of your jaw muscles, lead to severe muscles spasms, make breathing...
Tetanus, caused by Clostridium tetani, is a serious medical condition that results in jaw muscle stiffness (lockjaw), body muscle stiffness and possibly even death. According to the Mayo Clinic, spores of the tetanus bacterium settle in a wound...
Toxins released by the clostridium tetani bacterium cause tetanus, or lockjaw. This bacterium is found in the environment and poses a risk to most people. A serious, acute disease, tetanus is fatal in one of every 10 cases according to the Centers...
There are three tetanus shots available in the United States as of 2010: Td, Tdap and DTaP. These combination vaccines can be used to prevent tetanus and diphtheria infections, or tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis infections. The potential dangers...
Two types of combined vaccines are given to provide tetanus immunization along with protection other specific bacterial infections. The first is the Td to protect against tetanus and diphtheria infection. The second is the Tdap, which protects...
Adacel is a combination vaccine indicated to protect treated patients against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. This immunization is administered as a single intramuscular upper arm injection in patients between the ages of 11 and 64. Pregnant or...
If you have tetanus, then you've been exposed to a life threatening disease. Tetanus is a bacteria that belongs to the same family as the type that causes gangrene and botulism. Research shows that this bacteria thrives in dirt, metals, dust and...
Tetanus is a potentially life-threatening infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. A tetanus shot or vaccine can help protect people against developing this infection. There are three tetanus shots available as of 2010: DTaP, a shot...
Vaccinations are common during childhood but they're also somewhat controversial. According to KidsHealth website, some parents fear the effects of vaccine in the body and as a result question the idea of vaccinating their children. If you're...
Tetanus is a bacterial infection that affects the central nervous system and can cause muscle spasms, drooling, fever, irritability and difficulty swallowing in affected people. Treatment with the tetanus shot can protect people against developing...
According to the FDA, tetanus can cause muscle spasms, seizures, paralysis and even death. VaccineInformation.org notes that the tetanus vaccination is rarely given alone today. The most common version given to children is TDaP (which includes...
Risks and side effects from vaccines have become more widely publicized lately, especially those for children needing a DTP or Tdap, which are bundled vaccines for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. For those adults and parents of children needing...
The combination vaccine to fight tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis is called a TDAP shot. While this is given to children ages 6 weeks to 7 years old, people also can get booster shots to fight the three infections later. Boostrix is a...
Disease runs rampant in civilization. Remember the plague? Disease wiped out large populations. When you're ill with a specific disease, your antibodies fight the antigens of that disease. If you survive, cells remember the invaders and don't...
AIDS is the end stage of an infection with HIV, when the disease has lowered the number of immune cells to the point where opportunistic infections can take hold. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines AIDS as a positive HIV...
When a person has diabetes, infection is cause for concern. Even everyday infections such as the common cold can cause blood glucose levels to increase. Infection is a challenge that requires careful blood glucose monitoring and proper medical care.
Pertussis, commonly referred to as whooping cough, is a potentially serious condition that can affect people of all ages, but is more commonly seen in infants under the age of 6 months, and children and teens between the ages of 10 and 19. While...
As your daughter goes through her teens, your relationship with her doctor will change. She will become more responsible for her health, and her checkups become focused on the issues and health concerns affecting teenagers. Encourage your...
The Centers for Disease Control recommends that all people planning international travel see their physician at least a month prior to their travel dates for appropriate immunization. The reason for this is that some vaccinations take several...
The term "senile dementia" is an obsolete way of describing deterioration of mental function in people over age 65. Dementia affects at least 5 million Americans over 65, according to the Merck Manual, and increases with age. Alzheimer's disease,...
Whooping cough causes coughing so intense that your child may vomit or have difficulty breathing. The cough, the primary symptom of the illness, doesn't respond to cough medicines and other standard treatments for coughing. While you can't stop...
From the safety of the womb, babies enter a world inundated with all sorts of health dangers. Human babies have immune systems that have yet to be exposed to many pathogens, or disease-causing agents. Many diseases that seem rather innocuous to...
The DTaP vaccine protects against three potentially deadly diseases: diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that is easily spread between people. Similarly, pertussis can also be spread through the air or by...
Pertussis, also called whooping cough, is a disease that causes severe, violent coughing fits. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise that pertussis is quite contagious, and is spread through close contact with an...
The best way to prevent diphtheria is to get immunized, starting in childhood. Most children receive the diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis vaccine. Adults who never have been inoculated for diphtheria should receive the diphtheria/tetanus vaccine. To...
