Tetanus is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is found in soil, ashes, intestines and feces of animals and humans, as well as on the surface of the skin and rusty materials such as nails, needles or wire. barbed wire.
In Jalisco it has been reported that there are no vaccines for adults and according to María Elena Pajarito Melchor, coordinator of the Social Determinant of Health in the Jalisco Health Secretariat (SSJ), it is important to review the complete vaccination schedule, both in children and in adults.
We recommend you:
“If children have their normal childhood vaccination schedule, they are protected against tetanus and if adults also have their childhood schedule, they are protected against tetanus and will need a booster if necessary.”
The vaccine that protects against tetanus is DPT and it is enough to review the National Health Card to confirm if protection is available, in addition to the fact that it is not necessary for a person after cutting or injuring himself with a rusty object to be alarmed and look for the tetanus shot, but yes, keep an eye on the dates of your boosters.
“When you have the complete schedule, the reinforcements are every ten years and we do not need to get vaccinated every time we have a wound and we have the TDPA vaccine, which, although it is prioritized for pregnant people, can also be applied to adults who do not have their schedule. complete”.
Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that anyone can get tetanus, but the disease is particularly common and serious in newborns and pregnant women who have not been sufficiently immunized.
The tetanus vaccine is applied in the left arm and the recommendation is to apply three doses, the second one month after the first dose and the third one year after the first dose; while, in cases where the doses of are not complete, the health personnel will be in charge of determining how many doses to apply.
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