Tetanus is a condition commonly known as lockjaw which is bacteria disease caused by the clostridium tetan germ. The tetanus germs live in the soil or in faecal matters of animals and or humans and enter the body through deep and dirty wound.

However in this news report we want to concentrate on how it is spread especially in newborn babies.

Newborn babies contract tetanus through septic umbilical cords. The chances of tetanus in newborns are higher when the umbilical cord has been cut with unsterilized instruments or when the newly-cut cord is tightly covered and not kept dry.

Older children get tetanus through wounds, mainly on the legs because they easily get in touch with soils. Other ways of transmission of tetanus include jigger wounds, pricks from sharp objects such as thrones, nails and barbed wires among others.