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<div>Originally Posted by <strong>alegna</strong> <a href="/community/forum/post/10214377"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a></div>
<div style="font-style:italic;">Yeah, I know horses carry it, but the stats don't show an increase in HUMAN cases where they are around horses. The stats just aren't there. Not even pre-vaccine. The numbers just don't show that at ALL.<br><br>
Tetanus is INCREDIBLY hard to contract. Period. Tetanus is everywhere. In the dust in your house. It's just very very difficult for those spores to be activated.<br><br>
-Angela</div>
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Okay, then I might ask you the same question: got a link for that??<br><br>
How about this one:<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus</a><br><br>
Particularly disturbing is the data from the World Health Organization that talks about the number of deaths worldwide by tetanus, mostly neonates. 300-500K.<br><br>
Here in the US where the population is largely immunized, there are 100 reported cases each year with 5 deaths. Hardly a nuisance disease (someone else's words, not yours) and clearly, the vaccine works.<br><br>
Same entry talks about manure-treated soil as the richest medium for these spores to grow. Horses, cows, goats, whatever. I'm not going to take any chances since I know how frequently I get cut or scratched, blisters, etc. All it takes is a little bit of spore to grow in an anaerobic environment like that to start producing the toxin.<br><br>
No thanks. And certainly not for my kid who can't tell me yet that he's cut or hurt (or usually doesn't even notice).