What diseases can you get from cutting yourself with a rusty knife?

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What diseases can you get from cutting yourself with a rusty knife?This is a question from a growing nurse. I've always wondered if you really can get a disease from a rusty knife or any rust and what kind of diseases you can get.

Posted by GibsonEssGee
Tetanus is a favourite.

Posted by bigred8882
Tetnis?

Posted by Marina R
Hepatitis
Tetanus
Flesh eating Strep
Death

Posted by Megan
1 GO SEE A DOC NOW!!!! 2 tetanus a flesh eating diseases all kinds of bad stuff!

Posted by sal1970
staph aureus and staph epidermidis are commonly found on the skin and are responsible for
most infected wounds. methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) is becoming a serious
problem. tetanus (clostridium tetani) is also a possibility but is usually not a problem with superficial
cuts that bleed a lot. infected wounds not treated properly can become gangrenous (clostridium
perfringens). clostridium bacteria are anaerobic which means that require a lack of oxygen to
grow. poor circulation or elevating an infected foot may lead to gangrene due to the lack of oxygen
in the infected area. if a person touches the cut with unclean hands, e. coli could infect the wound.

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