A member asked:

I havent given tetanus shot for a year and i just got small wounded with rusted sink drainer. so, do i need to give tetanus shot as soon as possible?

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

If your childhood : Immunizations were completed according to CDC recommendations & your last Tdap booster was at 11-12 years, you are due for another Tdap. Rust doesn't caused tetanus; the bacterium Clostridium tetani, commonly found in soil, dust & manure, does when it enters the skin through a puncture wound or cut by a contaminated object.

Answered 5/3/2019

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