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> something like a nail needed immediate treatment because of risk of tetanus. Which is funny because nails, or anything metal really, have nothing to do with
by lm28469 3y ago
> something like a nail needed immediate treatment because of risk of tetanus.
Which is funny because nails, or anything metal really, have nothing to do with tetanus, not more than wood, glass, plastic, &c.
- ASalazarMX 3y agoI think the issue is rusty nails. Their texture is very porous (excellent habitat for bacteria) and brittle (likely to leave fragment embedded). It isn't that iron is pathogenic, but that nails inflict deep wounds, and inject many pathogens from the environment. Needle/cutlery punctures, for example, are not associated with tethanus because they aren't rusty or in close contact with decaying matter.