When admitted to the emergency room, John was holding his right hand, which had a deep puncture hole in its palm. He explains he had fallen on a nail...

When admitted to the emergency room, John was holding his right hand, which had a deep puncture hole in its palm. He explains he had fallen on a nail while exploring a barn.john pained that he had fallen on a nail while exploring a barn. John was given an anti tetanus shot to prevent neural complications. Tetanus bacteria faster in deep, dark wounds, but how do their toxins travel in neural tissue?