Scientists at Stanford are developing a painless, topical vaccine using a common skin bacterium to trigger immunity.

Use the growth medium to grow new copies of the Clostridium tetani bacteria. With a toxoid vaccine, the goal is to condition the immune system to combat not an invading virus or bacteria but ...

Scientists suspect that tetanus bacteria are responsible for attacking the nervous system of Parkinson's sufferers. Around 153,000 people in the UK have Parkinson's, a neurodegenerative condition ...

Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani, another risky bacteria. It can cause tightness of the jaw, stiff muscles, and fever. The rule of thumb is: if you can see the splinter, try to remove it.