I am over at Ask the Good Mommy blog with Day 5 of my While the Bombs Fell book tour with 4Wills Publishing. Thank you, Nonnie Jules, for hosting me.
This post is about tetanus, what it is, how you can get it and famous people who died from it.
Welcome all to day 5 of the WHILE THE BOMBS FELL blog tour! This post is definitely one parents can learn from so I am proud to be able to share it with all of you.
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WHILE THE BOMBS FELL
What was it like for children growing up in rural Suffolk during World War 2?
Elsie and her family live in a small double-storey cottage in Bungay, Suffolk. Every night she lies awake listening anxiously for the sound of the German bomber planes. Often they come and the air raid siren sounds signalling that the family must leave their beds and venture out to the air raid shelter in the garden.
Despite the war raging across the English channel, daily life continues with its highlights, such as Christmas and the traditional Boxing Day fox hunt, and its wary moments when Elsie learns the stories of Jack Frost and the ghostly and terrifying Black Shuck that haunts the coastline and countryside of East Anglia.
Includes some authentic World War 2 recipes.
What is tetanus?
Tentanus is an acute infectious disease caused by spores of bacteria. These spores are found everywhere in the environment, particularly in soil, ash, intestinal tracts/feces of animals and humans, and on the surfaces of skin and rusty tools like nails, needles, barbed wire, etc. Being very resistant to heat and most antiseptics, the spores can survive for years.
Symptoms of tetanus
Tetanus is often called lockjaw due to one of its common symptoms being spasms of the jaw muscles. Other symptoms of tetanus include:
- Muscle spasms (often in the stomach)
- Muscle stiffness all over the body
- Trouble swallowing
- Jerking or staring (seizures)
- Headache
- Fever and sweating
- Changes in blood pressure and heart rate
Symptoms of tetanus can appear anywhere from 3 to 21 days after exposure. The further the injury site is from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), the longer it will take to see symptoms in an infected person. The quicker the symptoms present after an injury, the higher the risk of death.
Tetanus can be prevented by vaccination with tetanus toxoid.
Famous people who have died from tetanus
John A. Roebling
John A. Roebling was a German-born and educated civil engineer who immigrated to the U.S.A. He is famous for his designs of rope-suspension bridges, including the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River in Cincinnati, which is named after him. In 1867, while he was surveying the site for the Brookyn Bridge spanning the East River in New York, his foot was crushed by an arriving ferry. His injured toes were amputated, but he still developed tetanus, which killed him on July 22, 1869.
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An interesting mix of story, interview, and history. Thanks Robbie.
Thank you, Brad.
A terrific book, and I plan to cook some of the recipes in the book and share with everyone! Bravo Robbie!
That would be really interesting, John. I made medieval gingerbread last year, it was quite different.
I cant wait to try!
It’s one of the reasons people started using aftershave. The alcohol was hoped to kill anything near those nicks and cuts.
I didn’t know that, Craig. Very interesting.
I love this book. Marvelous post, Robbie. Hugs!
Thank you, Teagan.