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We noticed in our food that there was a screw with some rust in it. is it possible that i could get tetanus from it? does it survive in our stomachs?
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NO, you don't. Tetanus is caused by neurotoxin produced by bacterium called Clostridium tetani in contaminated and deep puncture wound. The organism is a normal inhabitant of soil and human intestine.
Answered 5/28/2021
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