Stepping on a rusty nail or any other type of puncture wound could cause a tetanus infection, a bacterial disease that affects the nervous system and is often fatal. This is not the ONLY way to contract the disease but one should always get checked out after cutting or puncturing the skin with any kind of rusty object.
No because the tetanus covers for ten years from the date you got it
have it removed and get a tetanus shot
Nope... 10 years
Tetanus. Hepatitis I would recommend if the nail was bloody before you stepped on it.
I stepped upon a rusty nail once. My doctor indicated that a tetanus booster is recommended if your most recent tetanus vaccination was more than 10 years ago.
If you stepped on a rusty nail you should go to the doctor and get a tetanus shot
If you step on a rusty nail then you would have to get a tetanus shot
Any puncture wound by ferrous metal or any material that has Clostridium tetani bacterial can cause 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.
If you have not been immunized with a tetanus shot it is possible for the tetanus you may obtain from having skin punctured with a rusty metal object to kill you
You need to wash the affected area immediately with soap and water, then you need to make certain that your tetanus shot is current. If not you should cover the wound with a clean dry piece of gauze and seek medical attention for a tetanus booster shot to protect you.
Unless you see the object that caused the injury, a person would not know if it was a nail, rusty nail, or some other object. That is why tetanus shots are given.
Be no the safe side and have a tetanus shot.