Can you get tetanus from getting scratched badly from a staple?!
Question: Can you get tetanus from getting scratched badly from a staple.?
Long story short my hand got a deep scratch(bled a little bit) from a staple the staple was straight out of the stapler and I doubt it had rust. I'm pretty sure I won't get tetanus, but just want to be sure.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
You are probably OK if you had a tetanus shot within the last 5 years.Health Question & Answer
Not likely, but also not impossible. You have the potential to pick it up anywhere.
And besides, you don't get tetanus from rust. That's a common misconception. Tetanus is actually just a bacteria that is commonly found in dirt; in reality, it has nothing to do with rust.Health Question & Answer
And besides, you don't get tetanus from rust. That's a common misconception. Tetanus is actually just a bacteria that is commonly found in dirt; in reality, it has nothing to do with rust.Health Question & Answer
Straight from a stapler.?
I was most likely clean then, so don't worry.Health Question & Answer
I was most likely clean then, so don't worry.Health Question & Answer