Tetanus
Slide #4

Diphtheria

Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• baby has neonatal tetanus; baby is completely rigid

• tetanus kills most of the babies who get it

• infection usually happens when newly cut umbilical cord is exposed to dirt

• child has painful muscle spasms from tetanus

• nearly impossible for her to move or control the muscles in her body

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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