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Interestingly, the thoughts on boosters have shifted a lot and the recommendation to receive every ten years may soon be dropped, since the vaccine is considere
by nkozyra 2y ago
Interestingly, the thoughts on boosters have shifted a lot and the recommendation to receive every ten years may soon be dropped, since the vaccine is considered to have a longer effect than originally thought.
Since Clostridium tetani is anaerobic and in fact can't survive in the presence of oxygen, a lot of the things people suspect could give it to them likely can't. Unless you cut yourself while digging it's pretty unlikely you've been exposed to tetani.
And not to downplay your fears too much, but untreated tetanus is ~7% fatal versus 99.9% with rabies.
- akira2501 2y agoFor the general population. For those who work on poultry farms they're going to continue recommending regular boosters. Chicken droppings can be a source of the bacteria.
- PlunderBunny 2y agoRemember that the tetanus vaccine is often combined with a vaccine for diphtheria and whooping cough. You might not need a tetanus vaccine, but you might need the other two. As always, ask your doctor if it doubt.
- AbortedLaunch 2y agoClostridium endospores can survive just fine in the presence of oxygen.
- nkozyra 2y agoOxygen is literally toxic to anaerobes in the clostridia class. Which means their endospores are likely to be where the bacteria is. Like botulism or bacterial gangrene, tetani can survive for short periods (as can humans sans oxygen) but is unlikely to be found in sufficient quantities to cause concern.