Artificially acquired active immunity
The drug classification of tetanus toxoid is a vaccine. Tetanus toxoid works by helping the body to build up immunity to tetanus.
by vaccination (injection)
TTI - Tetanus Toxoid Injection
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Tetanus toxoid is a vaccine that prevents a person from contracting lockjaw. Lockjaw is a potentially deadly disease because its poison attacks the nervous system.
Adults should be immunized at 10 year intervals with Td (tetanus-diphtheria) toxoid. A toxoid is a bacterial toxin that is treated to make it harmless but still can induce immunity to the disease.
Why was antitoxin given instead of a booster shot of tetanus toxoid?
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Those who don't take preventive Tetanus Toxoid Injection are the most common victims of tetanus.
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When a 30 year old is given the tetanus toxoid administered by a physicians assistant the CPT code is 90714. The tetanus toxoid is an immunization.