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  1. Tetanus shots: Is it risky to receive 'extra' boosters? - Mayo Clinic

    It's usually OK to receive an extra booster of the tetanus vaccine. Vaccination is the best way to prevent tetanus — a serious disease caused by a bacterial ...

  2. Tetanus Toxoid (Intramuscular Route, Injection Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Tetanus causes death in 30 to 40 percent of cases.

  3. Diphtheria And Tetanus Vaccine (Intramuscular Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Diphtheria and tetanus vaccine is a combination vaccine that is given to protect against infections caused by diphtheria and tetanus (lockjaw). The vaccine ...

  4. Tetanus - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Learn about treatment of the serious bacterial infection commonly known as lockjaw and the vaccines that prevent it.

  5. Diphtheria, Tetanus, And Acellular Pertussis Booster Vaccine (Intramuscular Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    ... injection if it has been 10 years or more since their last tetanus-diphtheria vaccine. Tdap vaccine is recommended for adults who are in close contact with ...

  6. Diphtheria And Tetanus Vaccine (Intramuscular Route) Proper Use - Mayo Clinic

    A nurse or other trained health professional will give you or your child this vaccine. This vaccine is given as a shot into one of your muscles, usually in the ...

  7. Meningococcal Vaccine, Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate Quadrivalent (Intramuscular Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Meningococcal, tetanus toxoid conjugate quadrivalent vaccine is an active immunizing agent used to prevent infection caused by certain groups of meningococcal ...

  8. Vaccine guidance from Mayo Clinic

    Tetanus is a serious disease that causes muscle contractions, particularly in the jaw and neck muscles. The bacteria that cause tetanus enter the body through ...

  9. Tetanus - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Doctors diagnose tetanus based on a physical exam, medical and vaccination history, and the signs and symptoms of muscle spasms, muscle rigidity and pain.

  10. Diphtheria And Tetanus Vaccine (Intramuscular Route) Precautions - Mayo Clinic

    This vaccine will not treat an active infection. If you or your child have an infection due to diphtheria or tetanus, you will need medicine to treat the ...