Animation visualizing fatal septicemia affecting a fetus in the womb. Bacteria enters the mother's vaginal canal and crosses over the fetal membranes, infecting the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus. These bacteria are swallowed by the fetus and attached to the umbilical cord triggering the fetus's immune response. As the fetus's immune system becomes exhausted, septicemia occurs and the infection proliferates into all internal organ systems.
