Risk Factors for Tetanus

List of Risk Factors for Tetanus

The list of risk factors mentioned for Tetanus in various sources includes:

• Soil
• Manure
• Wound
• Farming
• Gardening
• Forestry
• Outdoor sports
• Outdoor occupations
• Animal feces
• Puncture wounds
• Burns
• Ulcers
• Bites
• Surgery sites
• Injection sites
• Umbilical cord stump
• Childbirth - can cause a uterine infection.

Risks factors for Tetanus: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Tetanus:

• Hurricane Katrina now risks health

About risk factors:

Risk factors for Tetanus are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Tetanus makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Tetanus. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Tetanus. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.