Vivek.M wrote:

Greetings fellow URGLERs and RGers,
Have you been vaccinated against
Tetanus? I know, I know: You were - as babies and kids, but have you
been vaccinated recently? As in, the last ten years?

I cut my foot yesterday and having forgotten about it, scooted out
into the garden for some digging and mucking; It started to rain and i
continued till i noticed that my foot felt a wee bit sore - Alas! I
wear broken down shoes which leak water and mud. Well, when i examined
it, i found the cut and treated it with anti-septic. I also checked up
on when i had last taken my Tetanus shots. Alack! my license had
un-fortunately expired!

Today morning i woke up with a mildly sore neck from over-sleeping
and sore muscles ( probably from the sudden shock of actually working
*grin* ), however i decided to do the cautious thing and update my
tetanus vaccine. I also googled up on tetanus and though i'd share my
findings:

1. 5 Shots: 3 (as a wee lad)) + 1 + 1 (by 6 yrs)
2.A booster shot every 10 years.

I would also suggest wearing watertight and mud proof shoes, not that
you can't contract tetanus via a nick on your hand..

There is no need to err..panic..if you do expose yourself.. since the
tetanus bacteria has a incubation period of 3 days to 15 weeks (long
after the wound or pain from the wound has passed!), however you must
get the following done:


Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and is
there anything he can do now about it.



1. Wash wound in antiseptic.
2. Go to a doc and get a tetanus shot.
3. Get a tetanus immunoglobin injection (which is a anti-dote for the
tetanus toxin. It does not provide immunity in itself). Some ppl may
be allergic to this, so remind the doc about allergic reactions.
4. Wait patiently for a month and see if you survive *grin*.
You can garden in this period, but don't expose your wound to more
bacteria.

Here's a link to motivate lazy bum's:
http://www.abc.net.au/health/minutes...es/s597774.htm
http://www.tetanus.org/

Info links:
http://www.acep.org/webportal/Patien...etanusShot.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tetanus.html
http://www.vaccinehaffkine.com/faqinfo7.htm
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles...ectionId=12476

wrote:

Vivek.M wrote:


Greetings fellow URGLERs and RGers,
Have you been vaccinated against
Tetanus? I know, I know: You were - as babies and kids, but have you
been vaccinated recently? As in, the last ten years?

I cut my foot yesterday and having forgotten about it, scooted out
into the garden for some digging and mucking; It started to rain and i
continued till i noticed that my foot felt a wee bit sore - Alas! I
wear broken down shoes which leak water and mud. Well, when i examined
it, i found the cut and treated it with anti-septic. I also checked up
on when i had last taken my Tetanus shots. Alack! my license had
un-fortunately expired!

Today morning i woke up with a mildly sore neck from over-sleeping
and sore muscles ( probably from the sudden shock of actually working
*grin* ), however i decided to do the cautious thing and update my
tetanus vaccine. I also googled up on tetanus and though i'd share my
findings:

1. 5 Shots: 3 (as a wee lad)) + 1 + 1 (by 6 yrs)
2.A booster shot every 10 years.

I would also suggest wearing watertight and mud proof shoes, not that
you can't contract tetanus via a nick on your hand..

There is no need to err..panic..if you do expose yourself.. since the
tetanus bacteria has a incubation period of 3 days to 15 weeks (long
after the wound or pain from the wound has passed!), however you must
get the following done:



Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and is
there anything he can do now about it.




1. Wash wound in antiseptic.
2. Go to a doc and get a tetanus shot.
3. Get a tetanus immunoglobin injection (which is a anti-dote for the
tetanus toxin. It does not provide immunity in itself). Some ppl may
be allergic to this, so remind the doc about allergic reactions.
4. Wait patiently for a month and see if you survive *grin*.
You can garden in this period, but don't expose your wound to more
bacteria.

Here's a link to motivate lazy bum's:
http://www.abc.net.au/health/minutes...es/s597774.htm
http://www.tetanus.org/

Info links:
http://www.acep.org/webportal/Patien...etanusShot.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tetanus.html
http://www.vaccinehaffkine.com/faqinfo7.htm
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles...ectionId=12476



Not likeyy a bee is gonna transmit tetanus. Even if he had dirt on his
hands and somehow got tetanus in the bee sting wound, extreme muscle
crampimg/stiffness is the classic symptom of tetanus. Try reading about
both tetanus and bee stings at www.webmd.com

Carl


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Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and is
there anything he can do now about it.


Uneasy and tense, is he? Sounds like he's spending too much time worrying
about a little bee sting that happened two months ago. Tell him to chill.

"Carl 1 Lucky Texan" wrote in message
wrote:

Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He
did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling
uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and
is
there anything he can do now about it.

Not likeyy a bee is gonna transmit tetanus.

There is absolutely no reason why he couldn't get tetanus from a bee
sting. Tetanus spores are ubiquitous and a skin puncture wound is as
good as deep cut or any other way for the spores to enter the body.

Farm1 wrote:

"Carl 1 Lucky Texan" wrote in message
wrote:

Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He
did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling
uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and
is
there anything he can do now about it.

Not likeyy a bee is gonna transmit tetanus.

There is absolutely no reason why he couldn't get tetanus from a bee
sting. Tetanus spores are ubiquitous and a skin puncture wound is as
good as deep cut or any other way for the spores to enter the body.

Yes, I felt so as well and told him as much. However, since it has been
about two months since this incidence occured is it safe to say that he
doesn't have to worry about tetanus. If not, is there any way to find
out ( a blood test or some other test) that he may carry tetanus germs.

Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:

wrote:

Vivek.M wrote:


Greetings fellow URGLERs and RGers,
Have you been vaccinated against
Tetanus? I know, I know: You were - as babies and kids, but have you
been vaccinated recently? As in, the last ten years?

I cut my foot yesterday and having forgotten about it, scooted out
into the garden for some digging and mucking; It started to rain and i
continued till i noticed that my foot felt a wee bit sore - Alas! I
wear broken down shoes which leak water and mud. Well, when i examined
it, i found the cut and treated it with anti-septic. I also checked up
on when i had last taken my Tetanus shots. Alack! my license had
un-fortunately expired!

Today morning i woke up with a mildly sore neck from over-sleeping
and sore muscles ( probably from the sudden shock of actually working
*grin* ), however i decided to do the cautious thing and update my
tetanus vaccine. I also googled up on tetanus and though i'd share my
findings:

1. 5 Shots: 3 (as a wee lad)) + 1 + 1 (by 6 yrs)
2.A booster shot every 10 years.

I would also suggest wearing watertight and mud proof shoes, not that
you can't contract tetanus via a nick on your hand..

There is no need to err..panic..if you do expose yourself.. since the
tetanus bacteria has a incubation period of 3 days to 15 weeks (long
after the wound or pain from the wound has passed!), however you must
get the following done:



Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and is
there anything he can do now about it.




1. Wash wound in antiseptic.
2. Go to a doc and get a tetanus shot.
3. Get a tetanus immunoglobin injection (which is a anti-dote for the
tetanus toxin. It does not provide immunity in itself). Some ppl may
be allergic to this, so remind the doc about allergic reactions.
4. Wait patiently for a month and see if you survive *grin*.
You can garden in this period, but don't expose your wound to more
bacteria.

Here's a link to motivate lazy bum's:
http://www.abc.net.au/health/minutes...es/s597774.htm
http://www.tetanus.org/

Info links:
http://www.acep.org/webportal/Patien...etanusShot.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tetanus.html
http://www.vaccinehaffkine.com/faqinfo7.htm
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles...ectionId=12476



Not likeyy a bee is gonna transmit tetanus. Even if he had dirt on his
hands and somehow got tetanus in the bee sting wound, extreme muscle
crampimg/stiffness is the classic symptom of tetanus. Try reading about
both tetanus and bee stings at www.webmd.com

Thanks. I'll tell him.

Carl


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wrote in message

Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and
is
there anything he can do now about it.

The old name for tetanus was "Lockjaw" and it results in extreme
muscle stiffness (hence the locked jaw), muscle spasms and an extreme
sensitivty to any noise. It affects the central nervous system and
he'd probably have far more severe symptoms if he had it. He should
see a doctor if he hasn't had his shots.

Farm1 wrote:

wrote in message

Someone I know got stung by a bee ( about 6 to 8 weeks back). He did
not get a tetanus shot. He constantly complains about feeling uneasy
and tense. Is it possible that he may be infected with tetanus and
is
there anything he can do now about it.

The old name for tetanus was "Lockjaw" and it results in extreme
muscle stiffness (hence the locked jaw), muscle spasms and an extreme
sensitivty to any noise. It affects the central nervous system and
he'd probably have far more severe symptoms if he had it. He should
see a doctor if he hasn't had his shots.

Yes, I have told him to consult his doctor. BTW this episode is in
India. Over here we don't have the tetanus booster shots every 5 or 10
years. They have something which only gives protection upto 6 months.
Is there any blood test or any other way he could be tested to see if
has the tetanus germs in his body.