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Hepatitis B and C are blood borne diseases. If the nail was covered with blood, yes you can get Hepatitis from stepping on a nail. Hepatitis A usually comes from unsanitary conditions. Depending on the location of the nail, you might get Hepatitis A from it. Still, there is a far greater danger of tetanus.
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If steps on a rusty nail and punctures the skin which is better a hepatitis shot tetanus shot or a booster shot?
Tetanus. Hepatitis I would recommend if the nail was bloody before you stepped on it.
When stepping on a rusted nail how does that effect your body?
If you stepped on a rusty nail you should go to the doctor and get a tetanus shot
Insect bites and stepping on a nail are examples of what kind of wound?
Open
Do the doctors need to give you medicine after stepping on a nail?
After stepping on a nail, it would be a good idea to clean the wound and to consider a tetanus booster if you have not had one within the last 10 years. You may need antibiotics depending on how dirty the nail might have been.
What are the release dates for Fuller PTA Better Than Stepping on a Rusty Nail - 2008?
Fuller PTA Better Than Stepping on a Rusty Nail - 2008 was released on: USA: 20 January 2008 (Tempe, Arizona)
Traveller General Lee's horse died when?
1870, from a disease called lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail. 1870 he stepped on a rusty nail that caused lockjaw. It was untreatable at that time.
Why does stepping on a nail hurt more than lying on a bed of nails?
It's all about pressures. If you step on ONE nail, then that nail has to carry ALL your weight, so it goes into your skin. If you lay on a bed of nails then every nail only has to carry a fraction of your weight, which your skin can take.
Were you can found out tetanus?
Tetanus is caused by a common bacteria found in the soil. It can be contracted by the bacteria entering the body from a wound. Such as stepping on a rusty nail.
What is the disease called which involves a rusty nail?
Tetanus can result from stepping on a rusty nail. It is a bacterial infection--not a disease-- that attacks the nervous system. It causes painful muscle contractions and can kill if untreated.It is said that stepping on a rusty nail will cause tetanus or lockjaw. But it isn't the rust that causes the disease, it is the bacteria that is found on the nail (or splinter or even an insect bite).Anything that has a tiny bit of dirt on it can carry the obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani. This microbe doesn't like oxygen and a deep poke with a nail will produce an environment that it will thrive in. It produces a neurotoxin that causes muscles to contact all together with enough to break bones.
what will happen if i don't see a doctor for stipping on rusty nail?
Several things may happen if you don't see a doctor after stepping on a rusty nail. You may develop an infection or even lock jaw. Make sure to clean the puncture with alcohol.
How often should horses get ther tetnuns vaccinations?
Yearly, with a booster as needed, such as in the case of an injury, like stepping on a nail, when a horse is at greater risk of contracting tetanus.
The type of hepatitis caused by contaminated food?
It is called infective hepatitis or hepatitis A
