tetanus

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These horses occasionally answered the call of nature, creating a bacteria-filled environment that required the athletic trainer to keep a supply of tetanus shots on hand, to be administered when players’ wounds broke the skin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Back then, pharmaceutical companies faced hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the vaccine protecting kids from whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus caused unrelenting seizures that led to severe disabilities.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

A person needed a tetanus shot if they fell into the Potomac.

From Slate • May 26, 2025

There’s going to be a lot of metal and possibly rusted nails in these areas and if you get a cut, there’s a high risk for a tetanus infection.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

For some reason, the students had forgotten everything they had learned about tetanus, and the lessons they had been told weren’t translating into action.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell