Tetnus From Carpet Teeth

Tetanus is caused by a toxin made by spores of bacteria clostridium tetani found in soil dust and animal feces.

Tetnus from carpet teeth. You should also get a tetanus shot if your wound has been exposed to soil dust or manure. Alternatively if you ve recently experienced a puncture wound from wood glass or teeth you should get another shot. The toxin impairs the nerves that control your muscles motor neurons. In the united states only 50 cases of tetanus occur each year because so many americans have been immunized against the infection.

The toxin can cause muscle stiffness and. Severe cases can result in. The possible complications of a nonvenomous bite include a retained tooth in the puncture wounds or a wound infection including tetanus. Snakes do not carry or transmit rabies.

When the spores enter a deep flesh wound they grow into bacteria that can produce a powerful toxin tetanospasmin. Tetanus also known as lockjaw is a bacterial infection that causes jaw cramping painful muscle spasms trouble swallowing and breathing seizures and convulsions. You should get a tetanus shot if you ve never gotten one before or if you don t remember the last time you got one.