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Friday, May 17, 2019

Interesting Facts about Tetnus and the Vaccine

What Happened When I Refused My Tetanus Vaccine

Tetanus Vaccine Facts

Ingredients:
sodium phosphate, peptone, bovine extract (U.S. sourced), formaldehyde,
ammonium sulfate, , aluminum potassium sulfate,thimerosal (trace),
gelatin, polysorbate 80 (Tween 80), modified Mueller and Miller medium,
modified Stainer-Scholte medium
Thimerosal has been linked the permanent brain damage even in small doses.
Tetanus has shown a fatality of about 10% in reported cases. Although this number is considered high, if you remember from my story, I was told I was going to die in 3 days had I not taken the vaccine. While I knew he was most likely using fear tactics, many people would have simply opted in at this point.

Can you get tetanus from rust?
Rust is the oxidation product of iron. Oxidation is a form of chemical burning. You are familiar with this – this is what chlorine does to your swimming pool. It oxidizes germs, meaning it kills them. Rust is not infectious for anything, including tetanus. Yes, I said rust does not cause tetanus, and reading in the dark won’t ruin your eyes. So much for medical myths.
The concern is getting dirt in the wound, which may contain clostridia tetani spores. If these spores find a friendly environment in your wound, you can get tetanus. These spores don’t like a lot of oxygen, so wounds that have a lot of dead tissue, like road rash, are perfect for growing clostridia tetani. These spores also like wounds in the foot because the foot is a long way from the heart, so it doesn’t have the best blood flow.
There is the rusty nail connection. The nail was lying in the dirt, thus the rust. When you stepped on it, some dirt may have been pushed into the hole in your foot. Dirt in a foot wound is a good set up for tetanus. You could get tetanus from a plastic nail as long as dirt got into the wound.
How do you avoid getting tetanus?
The most common wound that is the source of tetanus in the U.S. is rose thorn wounds. You are gardening, so you have dirty hands, a rose thorn pokes you, and what self-respecting gardener worries about a rose thorn prick? You don’t even wash your hands. You just keep gardening. Perhaps not too surprising this can be the source of tetanus.

More Info:

https://www.ushealthworks.com/blog/2017/08/can-you-get-tetanus-from-a-rusty-nail/index.html
Tetanus shots needed every 30 years, not every 10, say researchers

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160322133817.htm
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