There's a simple reason that most professionals in the Swedish healthcare system have never even seen tetanus, other than in academic literature: the vaccine.

Tetanus is among the worst diseases I’ve ever encountered.

Tetanus is so easy to prevent with just an injection. Each time I encounter this disease, although it's rarely, I’m reminded of the huge inequality still in the world. Healthcare isn't easy to access. In some cases there isn’t any at all.The political context in the Central African Republic doesn't make it any easier.

Read the full article on tetanus by Alexander Nyman at Doctors Without Borders