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Tetanus vaccines are given to prevent tetanus which is an infection caused by Clostridium Tetani bacteria. These spores are found everywhere in the environment. CDC recommends tetanus vaccination for all babies and children, preteens and teens, and adults.
Anyone can get tetanus, but the disease is particularly common and serious in newborn babies and pregnant women who have not been sufficiently immunized with tetanus-toxoid-containing vaccines.
Family Urgent Care clinics provide an in-depth service to overcome tetanus infection. Trained staff and nurses will accompany you throughout the diagnosis and the professional provider will inspect the infection to give the tetanus vaccine rightly.

What causes Tetanus?

Tetanus is caused by bacteria. Spores of tetanus bacteria are everywhere in the environment, including soil, dust, and manure. The spores develop into bacteria when they enter the body. Unlike other vaccine-preventable diseases, tetanus is not spread from person to person. The spores enter the body through broken skin, usually injuries, wounds, or burns.

How to prevent Tetanus?

Since Tetanus virus enters the body through wounds, you should take special care in case of injury, broken skin or wounds to prevent virus entering the body. Doctors may use a type of medicine called human tetanus immune globulin (TIG) for someone who has an unclean wound and is not up to date with their tetanus vaccination. But mainly getting Tetanus vaccination is first and foremost prevention for anyone. Make sure to get your doses before you get infected.

Allergies are triggered due to:

  • Certain foods, for instance, peanuts (common), wheat, soy, eggs, milk, tree nuts, and fish.
  • Airborne allergies can be from pollen, dust, animal dander, dust mites, or molds
  • Certain medications like Penicillin or penicillin-based antibiotics can also cause allergies.
  • Insect stings, from a bee or wasp.
  • Latex or other substances cause skin allergies.

How to treat Tetanus Virus?

There’s no cure for tetanus. A tetanus infection requires emergency and long-term supportive care while the disease runs its course. Treatment consists of wound care, medications to ease symptoms and supportive care, usually in an intensive care unit. The disease progresses for about two weeks, and recovery can last about a month. Doctors mostly prescribe antibiotics, Antitoxin therapy is used to target toxins that have not yet attacked nerve tissues and sedatives that slow the function of the nervous system can help control muscle spasms.
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What are the types of tetanus vaccines?

Four kinds of vaccines used today that help protects against tetanus, all of which also protect against other diseases:
  • Diphtheria and tetanus (DT) vaccines
  • Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) vaccines
  • Tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccines
  • Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines
Babies and children younger than 7 years old receive DTaP or DT, while older children and adults receive Tdap and Td.

What are the side effects of the tetanus vaccine?

The tetanus vaccine has some mild side effects which are harmless and goes away in no time. Some of these include:
  • Soreness, redness, or swelling at the site of the injection
  • Fever
  • Fatigue
  • Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  • Headache or body aches
  • Loss of appetite
  • Fussiness in babies and small children
  • Fever above 105 degrees
  • Inconsolable crying for 3 hours or more
  • Swelling of the whole arm or leg where the shot was given

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When to rush to the ER in case of severe side effects from a Tetanus shot?

Although it has mild side effects if a rare case happens and you have to have severe pain, redness, or bleeding due to the shot, you must rush to the ER. If severe allergic reaction symptoms if observed, immediate care is to be given.
In such cases, Family urgent care clinics provides ER services and has professionals who can provide immediate and definite care in case of tetanus infection, we provide tetanus vaccine services. We entertain walk-in consultations, checkups and ER services. Contact us today for your family, and yourself. We have three locations, namely, Schererville Urgent Care Clinic, Lincoln Park Urgent care Clinic and Morse Urgent Care Clinic. Visit us today!
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