Show Fish Hooks and Lockjaw Fishermen risk a bout with lockjaw if their shot record is not up to date The Division of Fish and Game reminds out- out to check the status of their immunizations against diseases before leaving home base Tetanus is just one of the serious outdoor diseases which c can n be prevented by a basic i series of shots followed by booster shots as the doctor orders The tetanus used for the s shots h hot o t s has proven ef effective effective effective ef- ef against this long-feared long disease often called lockjaw One report showed lockjaw still kills about 60 of the persons who contract it A puncture wound as caused by a fishhook gunshot nail or splinter is the kind of ac accident accident accident ac- ac most likely to produce tetanus The disease is most feared in deep wounds cuts or abrasions th that t have been contaminated contaminated contaminated con con- with soil The tetanus bacillus is a tiny germ that lives in the intestines of grass-eating grass animals and can enter the human body through even a superficial break in the skin The germ may be in the air airas airas airas as well as in the so soil particularly particularly parti parti- around farms and gar gar- dens It spreads easily and can appear anywhere from rural playgrounds to city streets The tetanus is now given routinely in combination tion with and whooping cough antigens to in infants fan t s and pre s school pre c h 0 0 1 children It is re recommended recommended re- re com commended men d e d for eve everyone r yon e life throughout w |