Tetanus bacteria are available in soil, sand, human feces and animal feces, entering the body and causing disease through all types of wounds. Deep, crushed wounds contaminated with dirt, feces, or contaminated injections have a higher risk of contracting tetanus.
Rats often hide in sewers and dirt, so they can carry tetanus bacteria and transmit them to humans through bites. In addition, hyperactive children often run, jump, play in the sand, and mouse bite wounds can also be an entry point for tetanus bacteria to enter.
Therefore, you should take your baby to a vaccination facility for advice on tetanus vaccination. In addition, rats are also warm-blooded mammals, capable of transmitting rabies and plague. The doctor can prescribe rabies vaccination and advise on health care and monitoring methods for the family.
Young children are being vaccinated at VNVC. Image: Do Nhung
Tetanus is an acute disease caused by the exotoxin (tetanus exotoxin) of the Clostridium tetani bacterium that develops in closed wounds. When not treated promptly, the disease affects the nervous system of the patient, easily leading to cardiovascular complications, sudden cardiac arrest, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and muscle spasms leading to death.
Currently, Vietnam has vaccines to prevent tetanus such as:
6-in-1 vaccine (Infanrix Hexa or Hexaxim) and 5-in-1 vaccine (Pentaxim) are indicated for children from 2 months to 2 years old.
4-in-1 vaccine (Tetraxim) is given to children from 2 months to 13 years old.
Diphtheria – pertussis – tetanus vaccine (Adacel or Boostrix) is given to children from 4 years old and adults.
Pharyngeal-tetanus (TD) vaccine is given to children from 7 years old and adults
Tetanus adsorbed vaccine (TT). The vaccination schedule will be based on age and vaccination history.
In addition, to limit the spread of diseases from mice, families should not use potentially contaminated water and food sources. People keep their houses and gardens clean, sleep under mosquito nets… so that rats cannot approach and bite people.
In case of being bitten by a mouse, wash the wound with clean water or soap, get vaccinated, monitor symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, rash and go to the hospital as soon as possible if any occur. unusual symptoms.