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Toxins that have been treated to destroy their toxic properties but retain their ability to induce antibody production, thus creating an active immunity.
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Toxin that has had its poisonous element removed, but which retains its ability to act as an antigen and stimulate the production of antibodies against the actual toxin.
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A toxin treated by heat or chemical agent to destroy its deleterious properties without destroying its antigenicity. Most of the clostridial diseases, e.g. tetanus, are controlled by vaccination with toxoids.
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A toxoid is a bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed either by chemical (formalin) or heat treatment, while other properties, typically
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