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Tetanus Additional Resources



WHO/OMS: Neonatal Tetanus
Includes disease and vaccine information, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.who.int/vaccines/en/neotetanus.shtml

MedlinePlus: Tetanus
Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tetanus.html

MayoClinic.com: Tetanus
Includes cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00227

Adults Need Tetanus Shots, Too
Factsheet from the FDA.
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/696_tet.html

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tetanus
Includes cause, symptoms, tests, prognosis, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000615.htm

Tetanus
Extensive factsheet on the disease from the CDC. In .pdf format.
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink/tetanus.pdf

NIP: Tetanus Vaccine
Factsheet from the CDC on vaccination for tetanus.
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/tetanus/default.htm

eMedicine - Tetanus
Article by Daniel J Dire, MD, FACEP, FAAEM.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic574.htm

eMedicine - Tetanus
Article by Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, PhD.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2254.htm

eMedicine - Tetanus
Article by Sonali Ray, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic3038.htm