| Abstract: | Every year thousands of babies die from a disease that strikes in the very first days or hours of life. Today tetanus affects only the world's poorest and most remote communities - but it still claims the lives of about 150,000 babies every year. Poor hygiene and cultural traditions - like rubbing a mixture of soil and butter on a newly cut umbilical cord - gives the deadly bacteria the perfect opportunity to breed. "Kill or Cure?" goes to Ethiopia, where 14,000 babies die from tetanus every year. |
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