Given that Clostridium tetani can be transmitted by a simple splinter or insect bite, your best defense is to be up to date on your vaccination […] If you're due for a 10-year booster or don't know if you're due, see your G.P. ASAP. 2008 January–February, Denny Watkins, “4 infections you can outsmart”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 140: