Unvaccinated Boy's Tetanus Treatment Cost $800K

illustration of clostridium tetani bacteria

A 6-year-old boy suffered episodes of crying, jaw clenching, and involuntary upper extremity muscle spasms, followed by arching of the neck and back and a 105-degree fever when he got tetanus. On Day 44 after admission to the hospital he could breathe on his own again.



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