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I was treating a cow with pneumonia /shipping fever an ran the needle deep in my hand after i stuck the cow.i cleaned with peroxide.hand is swelling ?
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Holy COW!: Unlikely you would get any diseases from the cow, but a puncture wound from a dirty needle could become infected quickly. You should be seen, and evaluated for antibiotics. You should also get a tetanus shot if it has been more than 2 years since your last booster, as puncture wounds are the most likely to get infected with the clostridium bacteria that cause tetanus.
Answered 11/8/2015
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