A 29-year-old member asked:
What are my chances of getting tetanus after a cut on my foot?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Alfredo Garciaanswered
Pediatrics 58 years experience
DTaP vaccine: The significance of your question lies more on your immunity to tetanus. Most children (and i would have hoped to say all if some parents do not refuse their children to be vaccinated) before entering kindergarten are immune. Every person needs a booster dose every 10 years. If the cut is from a deeply punctured wound caused by a dirty, contaminated sharp object, 5 years is the cutoff.
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Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered
Podiatry 43 years experience
Small: Though the chances may be small the cut needs to be examined and your tetanus brought up to date.
The consequences if ignored are great.
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Last updated May 28, 2019
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