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When you're an adult, you don't have to get your tetanus shot every 10 years if you don't want to. Doctors don't have time to chase everybody to make sure they have their shots every 10 years. They have more important things to do than that. If you have Diabetes, epilepsy, Asthma, HIV, cancer or any other uncurable disease, your physician can force you to get vaccinated every 10 years. He/she can force you to get the flu shot every year if you have health problems. But as long as you're an adult and you have no health problems, they can't force you to get a tetanus shot. If you have a bad burn, a deep cut that requires stitches, an animal bite or a surgery, the doctors can force you to get your tetanus shot. If they don't force you to get your tetanus shot and you develop diphteria or the tetanus disease, you could sue the doctors. Or if you're in a position where you can't sue ( wich would probably be the case), your family would sue the doctors for you.
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∙ 15y agotetanus is a bacteria that is spreaded. if you cut yourself on a rusty can you might have tetanus
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∙ 11y agoThe easiest way to avoid getting tetanus is to get a shot for it by your doctor.
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∙ 14y agoYou get a tetanus vaccine from the doctor
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∙ 12y agoGet a tetanus jab!
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What are anti tetanus serum drugs?
Anti-tetanus serum drugs are the medications which are injected as a vaccine to prevent a person from getting tetanus. The most commonly used drug is called tetanus toxoid.
What is the drug of choice if patient is anti tetanus serum positive?
Tetanus is caused by a toxin released by a bacterial organism. The serum contains antibodies to the toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The antibodies inactivate the toxin in the blood stream and prevent an individual from experiencing tetanus.
What diseases is tetanus preventing?
Tetanus does not prevent a disease; it is a disease.
How do you aviod getting tetanus?
buy getting a tetanus shot every 10 years at you local hospital or doctor
Why do you need the tdap?
To prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertusis.
Anti tetanus serum is also known as?
Anti-tetanus serum is also known as tetanus immune globlulin. In the US, commercial brands available include HyperTet and BayTet. Blood from people who have been immunized with tetanus vaccine is processed to get the tetanus antibodies, which is injected to prevent tetanus in an un-immunized person.
Can a tetanus shot prevent rabies?
No...a tetanus shot will not prevent rabies. Tetanus is a bacterial infection spread by manure and soil entering a cut. Rabies is a virus. It is spread by blood or saliva from an infected animal. There are rabies prevention vaccines for people if you work in a high risk environment.
Anti-tetanus serum is given in an emergency situation while tetaanus toxoid is given to prevent tetanus infection. May I know which one of these vaccines need a skin test?
anti tetanus serum
What is the medical term for tetnus?
Tetanus is the medical term for the viral infection people call lockjaw. It is the same one that you get a tetanus shot to help prevent.
Do they put you to sleep while your getting a tetanus shot?
No why would they?
Does getting a scratch from the road needs a tetanus?
If you mean from a scrape by some scrap metal, then yes, you should probably get a Tetanus shot.
Why getting vaccinated against tetanus important?
For a simple reason: tetanus is a horrible disease that can be prevented with proper immunization. That's reason enough.
