A chromosome (from Greek: ÏÏá¿¶Î¼Î± color and Ïá¿¶Î¼Î± body) is a packaged and organized structure containing most of the DNA of a living organism.
Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis are prevented by a childhood vaccine, called DTaP, and a newer vaccine for adolescents and adults, called Tdap.
The tetanus vaccine has made tetanus a preventable disease. Thanks to its widespread use, lockjaw has become very rare in the U.S. Even so, many adults in the U.S. need to be vaccinated against tetanus because there is no cure and 10% to 20% of victims will die. You cannot get tetanus from another person. You can get it through a cut or other wound.