US EditionIn Tetanus Icu, a Child Under 17 Years of Age, a Child of a Family with an Anti-Vaccination Status in Catalonia
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A young man, whose family rejects vaccinations, is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Catalan tetanus hospital, according to information that the newspaper El País has advanced and sources from the department of Salut have confirmed to EFE.Continue reading...
It is a serious ailment caused by the toxin of the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which enters the body through contaminated wounds, whose prevention passes through immunisation
Tetanus is caused by a toxin produced by bacteria commonly found in soil, dust, and animal feces.
A 17-year-old remains hospitalized in the ICU of a Catalan hospital in very serious condition due to a tetanus infection after developing the disease due to the wounds of a fall, according to EL PAÍS health sources. The disease is easily preventable thanks to vaccines, but the minor's family rejects them and the latter has not been immunized. The case has happened in a village in the interior of Catalonia and the teenager is being treated in a h…
A 17-year-old remains in the ICU of a very serious Catalan hospital after developing a tetanus infection due to wounds sustained in a fall. According to the Health Department, the family of the minor, of anti-vaccine ideology, had not immunized the adolescent, which has aggravated the situation of the young person.
A young man, whose family refuses vaccinations, is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Catalan tetanus hospital, according to information published by the newspaper El País. Sources from the health department have confirmed to EFE the admission of a person for tetanus, while the aforementioned newspaper reports that he is a 17-year-old who contracted infection from wounds caused by a fracture and that he had not been immunized because…
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