This is a form of generalized tetanus that occurs in newborns infants. The cause of this form is from the unsterilized cutting of the umbilical cord when the baby is born. The fatality rate of neonatal tetanus is the highest of any other form of tetanus. It is very prevalent in developing third world countries where sterilization methods when a baby is born are not very precise. Around 90% of babies affected by neonatal tetanus will result in a fatality. The WHO estimated that in 2010, 58,000 newborns died from neonatal tetanus, which was actually a 93% reduction from the number of deaths due to NT in the
This is a form of generalized tetanus that occurs in newborns infants. The cause of this form is from the unsterilized cutting of the umbilical cord when the baby is born. The fatality rate of neonatal tetanus is the highest of any other form of tetanus. It is very prevalent in developing third world countries where sterilization methods when a baby is born are not very precise. Around 90% of babies affected by neonatal tetanus will result in a fatality. The WHO estimated that in 2010, 58,000 newborns died from neonatal tetanus, which was actually a 93% reduction from the number of deaths due to NT in the