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A tetanus shot is an injection that vaccinates the recipient from an acute bacterial disease also known as tetanus or lockjaw.

A tetanus shot contains the tetanus toxoid - which is an inactivated form of the toxin Clostridium tetani.

The vaccination against tetanus is normally included in a combined vaccine called DTaP that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping-cough (pertussis).

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