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Tetanus
Tetanus, also called lockjaw, caused by contamination of cuts and puncture wounds. Questions concerning symptoms, causes, treatments, vaccines and prevention can be found here.
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Can tetanus injections be given in the butt?
Yes, you can. Any large muscle, such as the upper arm, outer thigh, or gluteus maximus (buttocks) can be used for the intramuscular injections of flu vaccines.
However, many people avoid this location for flu shots since the site can be tender and muscles sore for some time after the injection due to local reaction to the injected vaccine. It is easier to avoid hurting the site of injection when it is in the arm instead of the buttocks that could be uncomfortable sitting down.
Is it okay to take a bath after being injected an anti tetanus?
Nothing bad happens after and it is a great relief to the pain. :)
What happens when you stepped on a nail?
Pull it out, it hurts like crazy, but pull it out.
Wash the wound, then keep your foot elevated, and stay off of it for a few hours. Definately go to a walkin clinic or doctors office for an updated Tetanus shot sooner than later as well.
Tetanus [TET-nus] is a condition that affects the nervous system and causes painful, uncontrolled muscle spasms.
It is an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium tetani. It can produce muscle spasms ("lockjaw"), severe illness or even death, if contracted. Thus, it is important to stay current on tetanus vaccine boosters (every 10 years). Watch out for those rusty nails, and do not eat from cans in which the lid has popped upwards (indicating the gas release from the C. tetani bacterium).
How was tetanus treated during the civil war?
Typhoid was treated with the purgative calomel, quinine, opium pills for pain and diarrhea, cold compresses for fever, blistering, whiskey if the patient collapsed, and oral turpentine. i got this from http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/092006/09302006/225093.
An oil pin went in your foot so do you need to get a tetanus shot and there was no blood?
That would be a good idea, if you haven't had one in the last five years. When you go, be sure to ask for the one that provides protection against whooping cough as well.
How often should a horse be given tetanus vaccinations?
Horses should be vaccinated against Tetanus yearly as they are one of the most highly susceptible species of animal to the toxins that cause the disease and because they shed the bacteria in their feces so are at risk of exposure.
Yes, tetanus is treatable, but it requires prompt medical attention. Treatment typically involves administering tetanus immune globulin (TIG) to neutralize the toxin, along with thorough wound care and antibiotics to prevent infection. Supportive care may also be necessary for symptoms like muscle spasms. However, prevention through vaccination is the most effective strategy against tetanus.
Is tetanus infectious or noninfectious?
Tetanus is a little different than other bacteria and how bacteria are transmitted. Tetanus must have two things: a place to colonize and a method of entry. It isn't about metal objects, but metal that rusts, and rust causes rough surfaces where the Clostridium tetani bacteria (causes tetanus) can colonize. But I can walk up to a rusty handrail but not get tetanus--why is that. Tetanus is most often caused by stepping on a rusty metal and receiving a very deep puncture. It doesn't have to be a nail, per se, but any thin, sharp metal that goes deep enough into the tissues. Rusty nails, though, are perfect for this because they are thinly shaped, very sharp, long, and because it's stepped on, all the body's weight comes down on the foot as the nail is driven into the tissue. Because it is deep into the tissues, the nail and the rust's roughness punctures through to small blood vessels. Clostridium tetani bacteria then quickly receive oxygen and nutrient rich access from the blood supply. The bacteria quickly establish colonies, and infect the tissues. Bacteria put out bad proteins that are toxins to the body. Because the blood vessels got injured too, the toxins can more quickly enter the bloodstream and spread toxins and bacteria throughout the body.
On the other hand, if I just begin to step my foot down and feel the tip of the nail enter through my bare foot or thin sole of shoes or flip-flops, I'll likely quickly lift my foot as I hop aside---it's a reflex--as I try not to put my foot down and have the nail go in further. If I can quickly sit down, I can pull out the nail tip and limit the damage. If it only punctured the skin and I clean the wound well, I likely will not get the colony or its toxins. It will likely not infect my bloodstream. But if it went in deeper, it's not easy to get disinfectant or antimicrobial agents to the deeper site. This is also why we must protect other people by throwing the nail away where no one else can step on it.
But as to your question, if I get tetanus in my foot and it spreads through my bloodstream, you would not "catch" it, even if we lived in the same house, ate after each other, had sex, kissed, etc. Tetanus is NOT airborne. You do NOT get it from simply touching rust (though you should wash you hands anyway) nor from touching/hugging a person affected from tetanus. It is NOT sexually transmitted.
One combines the HIB vaccine with meningococcal vaccine, and the other with tetanus vaccine.
What is the vector for tetanus?
The vectors for the tetanus bacteria (aka: Clostridium tetani) are most commonly contaminated soil, dust, or animal manure. But it can exsist in or on practically anything. It does not require a host, nor does it require oxygen.
If someone treads on a rusty nail should they go and get a shot immediately?
A tetanus shot? Yes, if you are unsure when you last had one and it wasn't within the last couple of years.
Around 12 or 13 you need it to protect you from a bacteria for rusted metal that will eventually kill you and when you get it it will be around 6 th grade because you can't move in to 7 th grade until you get the shot
toxoid;it is nothing but the reduced or inactive form of toxin .it is nothing but the vaccine.
altered FORM for toxins are nothing but the TOXIODS,TOXIOD-ANTITOXIN FLOCCULES,ALUM PRECIPITATED TOXOIDS,PURIFIED AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE ,ETC.
ALL these altered form of toxins contains reduced or inactive form of microorganisms or their products.these act as antigens in our body and thus they contain mainly antigenecity property.
if antigen containing preparations are introduced into our body we acquire active immunity.
as it is artificially acquired we attain finally ARTIFICIALLY ACQUIRED ACTIVE IMMUNITY.
there are some preparation which causes passive immunity .these contain only antibodies.hence this immunity will not last lonf for life time.EX;sera containing preparations such as human immuno sera ,horse sera,tetanus antitoxin,diphytheria antitoxin,etc.
hence immunisation with altered form of tetanus toxin will provide artificially acquired active immunity which last longs for life time for that specific antigen clostridium tetaniorganism or for its toxin.
alterd forms of various toxins are available in market in names of toxoids or neutralised floccules,etc.
Are there any dangerous ingredients in a tetanus shot?
Yes. there is one dangerous in a tetanus shot and that is tetanus.
Patients diagnosed with it are usually hospitalized, usually in an intensive care ward. Treatment can take several weeks and includes antibiotics to kill the bacteria and shots of antitoxin to neutralize the toxin.
