TETANUS

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

• Bacilli

HOW DOES IT SPREAD?

• no it's not contagious
• get it from rust in a puncture wound
• doesn't live well in oxygen

HOW WILL IT HURT YOU?

• locks your jaw
• contracts spinal cord
• Is very deadly!!
• Effects nervous system

wHO IT ATTACTS?

• Mostly over 60 or under 10

IS IT ARMED AND DANGEROUS?

• very dangerous if infected

MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPON?

• tetanus shot

hOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT KILL EVERY YEAR?

• About 200,000 people

FACTS

• Incubation period is about 8 days
• It will not immune you if you get it a second time

SITES USED

• Worldhealthreport.com
• Centersfordiseaseandcontrol.com
• DepartmentofhealthNYC.com