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It's a bacteria, which is typically found in moist soil. This is often where rusty nails live, hence why people connect the two. You can get tetanus from grou
by bbarnett 5y ago
It's a bacteria, which is typically found in moist soil.
This is often where rusty nails live, hence why people connect the two.
You can get tetanus from ground wasps too, for the same reason.
Who knows with a garage / cars in terms of risk level, realistically you can catch it from literally any cut.
I'd say a higher risk is gardening. Who notices every little cut, when weeding?
- mc32 5y agoGardening, especially if you have thorny bushes like roses. No way avoiding cuts even with gloves -but you also have fencing, trellises, frames, etc.
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago>This is often where rusty nails live, hence why people connect the two. And rusty farm equipment, which gets dragged through manure and nutrient laden soil which is a perfect place for the bacteria. And people who hang around rusty farm equipment tend to have tons of exposure to soil and manure.
- mc32 5y agoAnd in some places, naturally occurring anthrax, so more to worry about on the farm.
- ghaff 5y agoThe bacterium is also anaerobic, so puncture wounds such as, again, from a nail are of greater general concern than bleeding cuts.