Old Testament And Tetanus

[vrach]

I need the the reference and exact words in the Old Testament where Tetanus is described as an illness that kills around 8 days after birth.

[Atheist]

jimF; Thank you, I have heard the name Molesworth but haven't read it. I certainly didn't invent the piece of cod reference, I must have heard it somewhere.

[piggynose]

Has this thread run its course? I was enjoying it. Nothing nasty for a change.

[vrach]

Thank you all very much! All the info provided were useful indeed. I was investigating the following sentence while preparing a lecture on Tetanus.
Tetanus is referred to in the Old Testament as the “seventh-day death.”

[naomi24]

vrach, just out of interest, where did you get that statement?

[eve1974]

I didn’t know it was called that.

Tho it makes sense as in the bible David’s son lived seven days


and even today in impoverished countries tetanus can be transmitted during traumatic / difficult births that take place in unhygienic conditions.

[Mamyalynne]

That statement may well have come from this page,even though we know the reference was not as direct as they make it sound.

https://medium.com/the-method/tetanus-once-a-vaccination-success-story-now-making-a-comeback-c789063c3dc7

[naomi24]

Thanks mamyalyne, but I meant in connection with the bible.

[eve1974]

Off the biblical tetanus question I know but….

I recall having to have a tetanus shot after a dog bite and was terrified of getting lockjaw after the bite lol . (I was about 8yo)

Tetanus jabs aren’t something I hear much about nowadays - do they give them routinely as part of kiddie jabs now?

[Mamyalynne]

That's the only place I could find the quote used.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes Eve.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tetanus/

[Atheist]

I have tetanus jab about every decade.

[naomi24]

I wonder where the OP got the bible connection from?

[Mamyalynne]

There may be another resource that uses the phrase ...

Tetanus is referred to in the Old Testament as the “seventh-day death.”

...other than the one I have linked to.

Hopefully vrach will tell us.

[Mamyalynne]

It's here too.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/child-immunization-awareness-part-2-metrohealth-hmo/