2007-12-16 13:00:29 · 5 answers · asked by hershey_peeps 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Rust is iron oxide. Probably half the water pipes in the world contain that. No it will not cause poisoning.
In addition tetanus is a disease caused by bacteria in a wound. The wound is often caused by dirty rusty objects but it is not the iron rust that is the problem - it is the germ content of the object.
2007-12-16 13:04:56 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there's no problem with that. The only time tetanus usually can grow (tetanus is a bacteria that grows in rust) are puncture wounds or in damaged tissue. Your body should, in fact, appreciate the iron, if it's just this once.
2007-12-16 13:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by Antares 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your stomach will likely digest the rust, but get a tetanus shot to be safe since you don't know what bacteria was on the rust to start with. Usually rust that breaks the skin - ie gets into the blood stream directly is dangerous but better safe than sorry.
2007-12-16 13:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This should be fairly harmless, unless we're talking about a huge amount of rust. I wouldn't even sweat it. Tetanus comes from bacteria/rust entering the bloodstream. Your stomach acid is designed to destroy bacteria like this.
2007-12-16 13:03:22 · answer #4 · answered by Layla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tetanus only occurs when the Clostridium tetanii bacteria enters your bloodstream through a cut. You might feel ill, but rust itself will not make you that sick, unless its contaminated by something.
2007-12-16 13:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Balthier 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋