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    Tetanus is a serious illness caused by bacteria that enters the body through wounds. It causes painful muscle contractions, especially in the jaw and neck, known as "lockjaw". While it can affect people of all ages, it is particularly dangerous for newborns and their mothers if the mother was not vaccinated against tetanus during pregnancy. In 2017, an estimated 30,848 newborns died from neonatal tetanus, though coverage of vaccines protecting against tetanus has increased worldwide. Some countries still have not eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus.

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    Tetanus is a serious illness caused by bacteria that enters the body through wounds. It causes painful muscle contractions, especially in the jaw and neck, known as "lockjaw". While it can affect people of all ages, it is particularly dangerous for newborns and their mothers if the mother was not vaccinated against tetanus during pregnancy. In 2017, an estimated 30,848 newborns died from neonatal tetanus, though coverage of vaccines protecting against tetanus has increased worldwide. Some countries still have not eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus.

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    15 Tetanus Is A Serious Illness Contracted Through Exposure To The Spores of The Bacterium

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    Tetanus is a serious illness caused by bacteria that enters the body through wounds. It causes painful muscle contractions, especially in the jaw and neck, known as "lockjaw". While it can affect people of all ages, it is particularly dangerous for newborns and their mothers if the mother was not vaccinated against tetanus during pregnancy. In 2017, an estimated 30,848 newborns died from neonatal tetanus, though coverage of vaccines protecting against tetanus has increased worldwide. Some countries still have not eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus.

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    Tetanus is a serious illness contracted through exposure to the spores of the bacterium,

    Clostridium tetani, which live in soil, saliva, dust, and manure. The bacteria can enter the
    body through a deep cuts, wounds or burns affecting the nervous system. The infection leads
    to painful muscle contractions, particularly of the jaw and neck muscle, and is commonly
    known as “lockjaw”. 

    People of all ages can get tetanus but the disease is particularly common and serious in
    newborn babies and their mothers when the mothers` are unprotected from tetanus by the
    vaccine, tetanus toxoid. Tetanus occurring during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of the end of
    pregnancy is called “maternal tetanus”, while tetanus occurring within the first 28 days of life
    is called “neonatal tetanus”. 

    The disease remains an important public health problem in many parts of the world, but
    especially in low-income countries or districts, where immunization coverage is low and
    unclean birth practices are common. WHO estimates that in 2017 (the latest year for which
    estimates are available), 30,848 newborns died from neonatal tetanus, 85% reduction from
    the situation in 2000.
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    12 countries
    have not eliminated maternal neonatal tetanus.

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    86% of children
    covered by DTP3

    Worldwide, 86% of children are covered by the DTP3 vaccines protecting them against
    tetanus.

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    12 countries
    have not eliminated maternal neonatal tetanus.

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    86% of children
    covered by DTP3

    Worldwide, 86% of children are covered by the DTP3 vaccines protecting them against
    tetanus.

    Find out more

    12 countries
    have not eliminated maternal neonatal tetanus.

    Find out more

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    The immunological basis for immunization series: module 3: tetanus: update


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