HENDRICKSVILLE, Ind. - A dog startled by Gov. Mitch Daniels' motorcycle bit the governor on the leg and a nurse gave him a tetanus shot the next day. Daniels told reporters in Indianapolis Friday that ...

Tetanus (lockjaw) is a dangerous nerve ailment caused by the toxin of a common bacteria, Clostridium tetani. You can find these bacterial spores everywhere, but mostly in soil. They're also found in ...

Bob Burlison Jr., of La Canada Flintridge, Calif., began the ride of his life over Memorial Day weekend. The 60-year-old Kiwanis member is traveling more than 15,000 miles around the U.S. He plans to ...

Tetanus is a disease caused by a bacteria known as Clostridium tetani. Tetanus unlike other bacterial infections requires a vaccine at birth and might be required later in life. As this shot is taken ...