[Right Wing Assault]

if you cut yourself on something rusty

Rust has nothing to do with tetanus. You can get it from any open wound. Splinter, needle, animal or insect bite. Even burns, frostbite, or childbirth.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Rust says a lot about what kind of conditions it’s been in, tend to be the same ones that favor the tetanus organism.