Tetanus is a serious infection which can even be fatal. Tetanus germs (bacteria) live in the soil and dirt. The bacteria may get into your body through a cut or a wound in the skin. The bacteria make a poison (toxin) which causes the illness. Even small wounds such as a prick from a thorn can allow enough bacteria to get into the body to cause tetanus. The illness usually takes 7-8 days to develop but can vary from one day to two months. Therefore, you may have forgotten about a small cut before the illness starts.
However, if you can handle drying a basement on your own, heed the following suggestions: Pump out standing water. Use a wet/dry vacuum or submersible pump, rentable at Home Depot and other home improvement centers. At Home Depot, wet/dry vacs rent for $19 for four hours or $27 for 24 hours. A regular household vacuum won't do the trick, and using it might prove dangerous.
When you've got a flooded basement, don't panic. There are very specific steps you can take to remove the water and return the space to its pre-flood state. Once the source of the flooding has stopped or the water source has been turned off, turn off all power sources by switching off the main breaker.Do this before entering, any time there's water in the basement.Use a pump to remove the water. After the water has been drained, remove everything from the flooded basement and allow it to dry, or discard it.Rip up and throw away all carpet affected by the water. All surfaces should be washed with an antibacterial cleaning solution. Positioning a large fan within the basement will also help the drying process.fter the water has been drained, remove everything from the flooded basement and allow it to dry, or discard it. Rip up and throw away all carpet affected by the water. All surfaces should be washed with an antibacterial cleaning solution.