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!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
You are probably OK if you had a tetanus shot within the last 5 years!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Straight from a stapler!?
I was most likely clean then, so don't worry!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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