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What is a fatal disease that you can get from an infected wound?
Tetanus, and Staph
Who can get tetanus?
Tetanus is most commonly found in dirt. If it has access to the blood stream via open skin, you will get infected. Anyone can get it, that is why we have the tetanus vaccine.
Which animals can get tetanus?
By contamination of an infected wound such as if feces get in the wound or the wound is caused by something rusty
Can a tetanus shot prevent rabies?
No...a tetanus shot will not prevent rabies. Tetanus is a bacterial infection spread by manure and soil entering a cut. Rabies is a virus. It is spread by blood or saliva from an infected animal. There are rabies prevention vaccines for people if you work in a high risk environment.
What do you call an infected hair on an elephant?
'An Infected Hair' OR 'An Infected Hair, On An Elephant' OR 'An Infected Hair, That Happens To Be On An Elephant'
What is the best way to cut myself?
DONT ! You Could Get Tetanus or it could get infected. but BTW The Best Way Is To Use A Knife (:
Should you give anti tetanus serum and tetanus toxoid to a 3 year old baby?
Either can be given to a 3 year old. The anti tetanus serum should be given if there is reason to believe the child has not been immunized against tetanus before and has been exposed. If the child has been immunized, and there is reason to believe that they have been infected, the toxoid should be administered.
What happens when tetanus toxoid administered in iv?
nobody died last time i did it
Is tetanus communicable?
No. Not under normal circumstances. Tetanus is a communicable disease that is acquired by exposure to the bacterium or its spores in soil. Human-human contact of any sort will not transmit tetanus from one person to another. However any infectious disease can be passed from an infected patient to a healthy person using medical technology, so it is not true to say it is impossible.
Does tetanus only happen in certain geographical locations?
Tetanus is everywhere, but frequently happens around densely populated regions in hot, damp climates with fertile land.
What happens when you get infected with pathogen?
i dont know
How many people are infected by tetanus a year?
Every year as many as 70 cases of tetanus causing about 15 deaths are reported. In 2005, 27 cases of tetanus were reported in the United States. This statistic is from a web page from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Mostly the people who die are elderly with other problems.
