Tetanus is one of the most fatal infectious diseases that people can have. It is primarily caused by Clostridium Tetani, a type of bacteria that enter the body through puncture wounds. Those puncture wounds can be caused by splinters, burns, insect bites, injection-drug sites or any skin break. Both children and adults can have tetanus and in order to avoid them, having tetanus shots or vaccinations is a must to prevent the body against the effects of the acute or fatal disease of the nervous system which is the tetanus.
Tetanus causes severe pain due to the tightening of the muscle in that particular part of our body system. It occurs when there are wounds or cuts in the body that is infected by the bacteria. To avoid having tetanus, people can opt for tetanus shot. It is a tetanus booster this usually needed after having a puncture in the body that can be infected by the bacteria and after 10 years after primary immunization.
What is Tetanus Shot?
Tetanus shot or tetanus vaccine primarily contains tetanus toxoid that encourages the production of antibodies within the body. It is usually give to all pediatric children as part of their DPT vaccination. Tetanus shot is fairly safe in most people but is still associated with side effects.
Tetanus shot is a kind of used to treat the infection. This enables the bacteria to subside. The vaccine is injected to person with or without the infection. Both infants and adults can be injected by this vaccine to prevent from having tetanus. It can be injected to anyone as long as it has a prescription to the doctor.
7 Mild effects of the Tetanus Shot
Just like any other vaccines, it has also the so called side effects. The side effects if tetanus vaccine is classified into two, which include the mild effects and severe effects.
1. Itching in the injected area of the body
2. Tenderness in the injected area of the body
3. Redness and swelling in the injected area of the body
4. Headaches-after an hour or days of injection
5. Physical fatigue or mild fever after an hour or days of injection
6. Stiffness and pain of the injected area
7. Mild gastric irritation
1 Severe effects of the Tetanus Shot
1. Serious allergy-this happens if the patient has a history of allergic reactions to medicine or vaccines
These side effects can happen to young and adults that are injected by tetanus vaccine. The tetanus shot side effects that are mentioned above are the only recorded effects of tetanus vaccine but there are still some cases of different side effects of this vaccine. A person cannot be injected by this vaccine if he or she has already an infection. The adverse reaction and side effects of tetanus shots can be avoided or minimizes by taking some precautions. Taking the correct dosage of the vaccine is generally important to avoid severe side effects of tetanus shots. Also, as the tetanus toxoid may cross react with some bio chemicals and drugs, it is highly recommended to seek for doctors’ advice before taking the shots.
