Patient's question:
The doll is a premature baby with relatively poor immunity. When the baby was in the hospital incubator for a long time, the immunity is still poor now. I want to take the little baby to get a tetanus shot. Could you please ask the doctor if the baby can eat meat after the tetanus shot?Doctor's answer:
Tetanus is a special infection caused by Clostridium tetani, which invades the human body through skin or mucosal wounds. It grows and multiplies in an oxygen-depleted environment, producing toxins that cause muscle spasms. Tetanospasmin primarily invades motor neurons of the nervous system. Therefore, the clinical characteristics of tetanus are ischemia, paroxysmal spasms, and tonic spasms. An intradermal injection of 0.5ml of toxoid can provide sufficient immunity. Infants with low resistance and balanced nutrition can improve their resistance, or their immunity can be enhanced through an injection of immunoglobulin.