Tetanus is caused by the tetanus bacterium Clostridium tetani. Tetanus is often associated with rust, especially rusty nails. Objects that accumulate rust are often found outdoors, or in places that harbour anaerobic bacteria, but the rust itself does not cause tetanus nor does it contain more C. tetani bacteria.
Nikos Kazantzakis: Saviours of God. Kazantzakis and his Wisdom Literature: Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957), the great poet-philosopher of modern Greece, authored over 30 books. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize, and in 1957 lost by only one vote.
The Greeks also knew the bird as strouthokamelos camel-sparrow, for its long neck. Among its proverbial peculiarities are indiscriminate voracity (especially a habit of swallowing iron and stone to aid digestion), want of regard for its eggs, and a tendency to hide its head in the sand when pursued.