Toxoid vaccines such as the vaccines against diphtheria and tetanus elicit a?

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DTP vaccine conveys immunity to three different Infectious Diseases: * Diphtheria is a potentially fatal disease that usually involves the nose, throat, and air passages, but may also infect the skin. Its most striking feature is the formation of a grayish membrane covering the tonsilshttp://www.answers.com/topic/tonsils and upper part of the throat. It is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Routine vaccination has almost eradicated diphtheria from the United States, but it is still seen in many parts of the world. * Tetanus, sometimes called lockjaw, is a disease caused by the toxinhttp://www.answers.com/topic/toxin of Clostridium tetani. The disease affects the central nervous system and causes painful muscle contractions. Food is not given by mouth to those with muscle spasmhttp://www.answers.com/topic/muscle-spasm but may be given via nasogastric tubehttp://www.answers.com/topic/nasogastric-tube or intravenouslyhttp://www.answers.com/topic/intravenous. Tetanus is often fatal. * Pertussis, also called whooping coughhttp://www.answers.com/topic/whooping-cough, is a respiratory disease caused by Bordatella pertussis. The name comes from a typical cough which starts with a deep inhalationhttp://www.answers.com/topic/inhalation, followed by a series of quick, short coughshttp://www.answers.com/topic/cough that continues until the air is expelled from the lungs, and ends with a long shrillhttp://www.answers.com/topic/shrill, whooping inhalation. Pertussis is very contagioushttp://www.answers.com/topic/contagious and usually affects young children. DPT vaccine has been associated with allergic reactions and with encephalopathy, both of which are rare but severe conditions. Other risks are common but minor: * redness, irritationhttp://www.answers.com/topic/irritation and itching at injection site * fever * loss of appetite * drowsiness * irritability

Answer 2

antibody response against these bacterial toxins