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No. The bacterium Clostridium tetani forms an endospore and can survive for long periods of time. When the endospore is introduced into a favorable environment it begins to metabolize.
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Why do horses need a tetanus shot after injury?
Horses need a booster shot for Tetanus because the bacteria could have gotten into the wound and cause and infection which would be fatal to the horse.
What does not need a host organism to live and multiply?
Bacteria do not need a host organism to live and multiply.
Why do bacteria need water to grow?
Most bacteria does not need water to survive.
How bacteria survives?
It need warmth to survive.
What are the consequences for not getting a tetanus shot?
The simple answer is that you could get tetanus. Tetanus is a serious disease that attacks your nervous system. It causes locked jaw, neck stiffness, difficulty swallowing, rigidity of the stomach, muscle spasms, seizure-like activity, and death in about 10-20% of patients. It is common in soil and spread through bacteria that enters the body through cuts in the skin, so you don't need to be near someone who is infected to get the disease.
What do you think insects and small animals need to survive?
They need waste, bacteria, and plants.
What are also called blue-green bacteria?
if they want to or need it to survive
What do viruses need to survive and reproduce?
They need the right temperature and moisture to grow and the right type of host cell.
Do bacteria need a host to reproduce?
Nope - they can reproduce all by themselves - by dividing.
How does dehydration control bacteria?
Dehydration helps control bacteria in a great number of ways. Dehydration denies the bacteria the water that they need to survive.
How dehydration control bacteria?
Dehydration helps control bacteria in a great number of ways. Dehydration denies the bacteria the water that they need to survive.
Do you need a tetanus shot for a small glass cut?
no, not all the time depending on the size of the cut. Just remember to clense the wound or to close the wound so no bacteria is let in. If bacteria is let in then you would need a tetnis shot.
