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A member asked:
Can you tell me could i get tetanus from a pen ink in my wound?
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No: You get tetanus when a wound is infected by tetanus germs that make a toxin.Tetanus spores are widely distributed in nature, more often found in soil, but also in other areas. A pen ink would not carry tetanus spores, yet a wound created by a puncture wound (from a pen) could be contaminated from another source.
Answered 9/28/2016
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