Advanced Medicine

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Tetanus immunization: Definition

Tetanus vaccine, administered from three months for which there is no indication, cons and should be refrigerated at 2 ° to 8 ° Centigrade consists toxins (poisonous substances from the microbe of tetanus) that have been detoxified is to say, rendered non-hazardous to the body with formaldehyde and then purified. The immunity conferred by the TT appears from the second injection and lasts about 10 years or less depending on the individual and after the first recall.

The indication of the tetanus vaccine is essentially the tetanus prophylaxis (disease prevention).

The tetanus vaccine is mandatory before the age of 18 months, the army and in certain occupations exposed.

It is associated with other pertussis, polio.

It seems that currently only about one third of individuals are properly vaccinated.

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