"An unvaccinated child in Oregon developed the state’s first pediatric case of tetanus in over 30 years in 2017, according to a harrowing case study published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The 6-year-old boy, who was not identified in the report, was playing outdoors at a farm when he cut his forehead. Six days later, the case study detailed, the child started exhibiting tell-tale signs of tetanus ― jaw and muscle spasms, arching of the neck and back and difficulty breathing.......
"Fortunately, the emergency department physicians immediately recognized the symptoms of severe tetanus,..... “Physicians have all read about tetanus, and we have seen pictures of people suffering from tetanus. ....
The boy received inpatient acute care for 57 days, 47 of which he spent in the intensive care unit, the case study said. It took 44 days after he developed the disease before he was able to sip clear liquids and 50 days before he was able to walk on his own.
The case was the first incidence of pediatric tetanus that Oregon witnessed in over 30 years and resulted in $800,000 in inpatient charges"
Lucky the doctors picked it up, they had never seen it before, lucky kid stupid parents.
