February 9, 2011 — Risk for a local reaction to the fifth dose of the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) is higher when it is injected in the arm, according to the ...

A DTaP vaccination injection in the thigh is less likely to cause an injection-site reaction than one in the arm among children aged from one to three years, researchers reported. DTaP stands for ...

Diphtheria was a common cause of death among children in the United States in the 1920s. A vaccine was introduced in the 1940s, and the illness has now been almost completely eradicated in the U.S.

Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association (PCDA) Senior Vice Chairman Abdul Samad Badhani on Monday said that some pharmacists were selling anti-tetanus injections at exorbitant prices amid shortage ...

Researchers who have harnessed the body’s immune system to fight cancer have found a way to make the approach work even better, using an ordinary tetanus vaccine. They used their double-vaccine ...

Tetanus is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease that is usually transmitted through environmental exposure. It can also sometimes be referred to as lockjaw due to its characteristic ...

Victims injured during a traumatic accident are rarely in a stable state of mind to process the unfolding events once they reach the emergency department of a hospital. Yet, as an artificial shortage ...