Question

9. How do people become infected with tetanus?


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Answer 1

Answer:

Any damage to the skin - stepping on a nail, even burns and blisters, allows tetanus-causing bacteria Clostridium tetani to enter the body.

Why iron causes tetanus?

As iron oxidizes, it eats up atmospheric oxygen, creating a low-oxygen environment for the bacteria to grow.

Solution:

• We should get children below seven get vaccinated with the DPT vaccine.
• If a non-vaccinated person has a skin damage, especially by iron, he should get the Tedback injection within 24 hours.

Answer 2

Answer:

Stepping on nails or other sharp things is one of the possible ways that people are exposed to the bacteria that cause tetanus.

Explanation:

These bacteria are in the environment and get into the body via breaks in the skin. The spores can get into the body through damaged skin, usually through wounds from infected things.