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How is tetanus injections different to other injections?

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What injections do you need to go to India?

typhoid,tetanus,heputitis,menigits and rabies.


Are there people who can not have tetanus vaccine?

Tetanus vaccine is part of the triple injection given to infants. That is very rare to get allergic reaction in infants. Some times the anxious mother gives multiple injections of tetanus vaccine to her child. Such child may get rash after the tetanus injections. This happens due to condition called as hyperimmunoglobulinemia. This is more frequent than you can imagine in developing countries.


What injections do you need for Singapore?

Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Yellow Fever, and Tetanus are all recommended.


How much tetanus antitoxin and tetanus toxoid are usually administered?

There is no mention of the animal that requires these injections which makes it difficult to determine dosage. The use of antitoxin or toxoid is not always indicated, especially if the patient is current on the tetanus vaccine.


What is the other name for tetanus?

Lockjaw


Can you have tetanus vaccinations within 6 months of each other?

Yes, you can have tetanus vaccinations within six months of each other.


What injections do newborns have?

Well i no that they have mmr, but i have bean looking every were on line and i cant find anyothers. i will tell you if i find any. if you find anythink plz say.


Which disease is commonly called lockjaw?

trismus, a pathological condition in which the mouth is held shut by sustained spasm of the masseter (jaw) muscle, often observed in cases of tetanus


How long does tetnus injections last for?

You should get a tetanus shot every 10 years. If you work in an environment where you are more likely to get injured, you should get them every 5 years. If you get a wound that is deep or gets dirty then you should get a tetanus shot if it has been more than 5 years since your last one.


What the difference between tetanus and tig?

Tetanus is a disease that affects the muscles and the respiratory system. The difference between tetanus and TIG or tetanus immunoglobulin is that the latter is a form of preventative vaccine for tetanus.


What drawback is to the administration of tetanus antitoxin?

The worst to come so far from a tetanus vaccination is 50 children being paralyzed. Vaccines contain mercury, animal cells and other chemicals other than the antitoxin.


Do rabbits need injections?

In some places in the world, rabbits do not need injections (like Canada), but in other places in the world, rabbits do need injections to protect them against myxomatosis and VHD (like the UK).