Patient's question:
My neighbor's baby is 7 days old. The first two days, the baby had difficulty breastfeeding and was restless, often crying. Later, it showed signs of biting tightly with its teeth, and I suspect it might have tetanus. Others said it could be tetanus. I want to ask, what kind of bacteria is the tetanus bacterium in the baby?Doctor's answer:
Tetanus in infants, also known as "46 wind," "umbilical wind," and "7-day wind," is an acute and severe infectious disease characterized by closed teeth and muscle stiffness and spasms caused by tetanus bacteria invading the umbilical cord and producing toxins. When the umbilical cord breaks, the hands of the midwife or scissors and gauze used are not disinfected or not strictly disinfected, or the umbilical cord is not cleaned and disinfected after birth, leading to the invasion of tetanus bacteria in the umbilical cord.