What Happens When You Step On A Rusty Nail

Stepping on a nail can be a painful experience.

Stepping on a nail can spread this bacteria. Rusty nails do not cause tetanus themselves but they often occupy dirty or dusty areas that harbor clostridium tetani the bacteria that cause tetanus. Tetanus is also known as lockjaw because one of the first symptoms is muscle contraction in the area around the mouth which leaves the mouth rigidly frozen.