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Although it is difficult to discern an overall pattern to the perceived causes cited in Table 1 and other articles, RTIs are primarily attributed to contamination with germs or unclean substances through various routes such as sexual contact, ingestion of contaminated food, use of unclean needles, or an internal imbalance or over-exertion.
Avoid touching the cord stump or exposing it to unclean substances.
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Fuketsu, or unclean, means hideous.
While you need to ensure it is not in contact with any dirty or unclean surfaces or substances, you also don't want to cover it tightly with a dressing.
These can from use of the right medications at the wrong doses in an unclean environment to toxic substances or foreign bodies inserted into the uterus to disrupt the pregnancy.
Muslims consider the pig and its meat unclean.
Newborn babies can contract tetanus if the umbilical cord is cut with an unclean instrument or if a harmful substance such as ash or cow dung is applied to the cord, a traditional practice in some African countries.
Unfortunately, some behaviors inadvertently undermine newborn survival like jeopardizing mother from antenatal care, immediate bathing of newborn risking hypothermia and removal of protective vernix, cleanliness of TBAs (unclean hands), exposing the newborn to smoke for warming, application of some traditional substances on cord etc. and therefore should be discouraged.
Worse yet is any substance once it has left the body: it immediately becomes unclean.
Newborn babies can contract tetanus if the umbilical cord is cut with an unclean instrument leading to contamination of the cord with tetanus spores or if a harmful substance such as ash or cow dung is applied to the cord, a traditional practice in some African countries.
I felt unclean.
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