There are basically only three major types of syphilis transmission, mother-to-child transmission, blood-borne transmission and sexual transmission, of which sexual transmission accounts for a large proportion
More than 95%.
Haohao, a 2-year-old baby from Hangzhou, was found to be infected with syphilis during an examination.
After learning the news, Haohao's parents of course suspected each other that the other party was having an affair outside and did something unclean, but both parents did not admit it, so the two went to the hospital together for an examination, and the results were negative.
The source of syphilis infection must be the infected person with the syphilis virus, so Hao Hao must have been infected with the virus after contact with the syphilis infected person, so after excluding his parents, there are only grandparents.
Sure enough, grandma was the one infected with syphilis.
Serendipitous discovery
In March 2024, the 2-year-old baby Hao Hao was going to have a minor operation due to physical reasons, and Hao Hao needed to have a routine blood examination before the operation, but this result surprised Hao Hao's parents, and the baby was infected with syphilis.
Hao Hao's parents naturally had a conflict when they came home, thinking that the baby's virus was transmitted from their parents, because the child was still young and usually did not come into contact with outsiders.
So the husband and wife went to the hospital together for a test, and the results were negative.
If the mother-to-child transmission mode brought over by the parents is ruled out, the child will have to go to the hospital from time to time for injections and examinations, will it be a problem of the hospital? What if the virus remains on the hospital utensils and then is used on the baby?
However, a review of the child's examination records at various hospitals also ruled out the mode of blood transmission transmitted by hospital equipment.
This matter must be investigated clearly, otherwise it is like a time bomb that will explode at any time, and it may infect other members of Haohao's family, so under the strong recommendation of Haohao's parents, Haohao's grandparents also went to the hospital for examination.
The result was negative for the grandfather and positive for the syphilis virus.
But even if the grandmother is infected with the virus, it should be difficult for her to spread it between her and her two-year-old grandson, so how did the child get it?
The doctor asked about the family's lifestyle and found the answer.
It turns out that grandma likes to feed the baby "personally", and this feeding action is the culprit of the child's infection.
Today's children have a variety of milk and meals to meet the nutritional needs of children of all ages.
But in the past, when there was not so much modern baby food, many parents would use the method of chewing food in their mouths and then spitting it out to feed their babies.
Haohao's grandmother is used to feeding the baby in this way, Haohao's parents said that they have told the old man many times, but the old man just doesn't listen.
Generally speaking, feeding does not involve the three major routes of syphilis transmission, mother-to-child transmission, blood transmission and sexual transmission.
However, the food fed into the mouth must pass through the digestive system, and if there is a small wound in the baby's mouth or throat, it may be exposed to the virus.
Treponema pallidum is present in the blood, semen and saliva of syphilis infected patients, and when the grandmother chews food in her mouth and spits it out to the baby, the gums will bleed, the saliva will contaminate the food, and the virus will be transmitted to the baby.
Netizens discussed
Haohao's experience is regrettable, maybe this child is destined to have some jobs when he grows up.
There are also questions about how grandma contracted syphilis, because grandpa was not infected.
Some netizens said that it was because the grandfather was not infected that the grandmother was infected!
There are also some elderly people who come forward to criticize the grandmother's behavior, feeding the children at home with special tableware for babies, and even if the food is too hot, they will not blow it cold with their mouths, but use a fan.
epilogue
In work and life, we must pay attention to safety and hygiene, and develop a good living habit.
This tragic event is the result of a combination of multiple bad habits.
In this case, the cause of the grandmother's syphilis infection was not mentioned, but if the grandmother had maintained a clean and hygienic lifestyle, perhaps no one from the source of the family would have contracted syphilis, and what happened later would not have happened.
If the grandmother maintains a clean and hygienic lifestyle and does not have to chew the food to feed the baby, the baby who is only 2 years old will not be infected with the virus.
Before the incident, Haohao's parents had repeatedly emphasized that they should not feed the baby the food they had refused, but the grandmother just didn't listen, which eventually led to this result.
The elderly must listen to the advice of their children, and cannot rely on their own nurturing grace to go their own way at home.
After all, "the son said you were for your own good." "Can I still hurt you? "I've learned more than you've ever heard."
If grandma could have good living habits, then tragedy would not have happened; If grandma could listen more to the persuasion of her children, then the tragedy would not have happened, but unfortunately there are not so many ifs.
And even if this incident does not happen, there is a possibility that the next problem may occur, and the risk caused by bad habits may only accumulate and will not dissipate.
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Jinan Times reported on May 18, 2024