Patient's question:
Recently, I don't know what's going on, I've been having high fever that won't go down. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it was a viral infection. What kind of infectious disease did I get? Also, I got pricked with a needle and it has already healed. Do I need a tetanus shot?Doctor's answer:
If it's just a simple wound that has recurred with the aforementioned symptoms and has already formed a scab, then it is already in a relatively high ideal stage. There is a need to consider tetanus if the wound is deep. If the wound is very shallow, there is no need to be overly anxious. If the scab has already formed, the anesthetic effect for tetanus is not very good at this point. Generally, it is recommended to sterilize with povidone-iodine, rinse with hydrogen peroxide, and then maintain an anaerobic environment.