tetanus immunization

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• Immunization during pregnancy — Immunization during pregnancy, that is the administration of a vaccine to a pregnant woman, is not a routine event as it is generally preferred to administer vaccines either prior to conception or in the postpartum period. When widespread… …   Wikipedia

• Tetanus — Not to be confused with tinnitus. Tetanus Classification and external resources Muscular spasms (specifically opisthotonos) in a patient sufferi …   Wikipedia

• tetanus toxoid — (T) the formaldehyde inactivated toxins of Clostridium tetani, used for immunization against tetanus; both fluid (tetanus toxoid [USP]) and adsorbed (on alum, aluminum hydroxide, or aluminum phosphate) (tetanus toxoid adsorbed [USP]) forms are… …   Medical dictionary

• Tetanus — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A33 Tetanus neonatorum A34 Tetanus während der Schwangerschaft, der Geburt und des Wochenbettes …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Immunization — For|financial immunization|Immunization (finance)Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual s immune system becomes fortified against an agent (known as the immunogen).When an immune system is exposed to molecules that… …   Wikipedia

• tetanus — tetanal, adj. tetanoid, adj. /tet n euhs/, n. 1. Pathol. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the… …   Universalium

• Tetanus — An often fatal infectious disease caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) which usually enters the body through a puncture, cut, or open wound. Tetanus is characterized by profoundly painful spasms of muscles, including locking of… …   Medical dictionary

• tetanus immune globulin — noun sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus • Syn: ↑tetanus immunoglobulin …   Useful english dictionary

• tetanus immunoglobulin — noun sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus • Syn: ↑tetanus immune… …   Useful english dictionary

• Immunization — Vaccination. Immunizations work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease fighting system of the body. The healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses and produce substances (antibodies) to destroy or… …   Medical dictionary

• tetanus and diphtheria toxoids — (Td) a combination of tetanus toxoid and (reduced) diphtheria toxoid used for immunization of patients at least seven years of age when pertussis vaccine is contraindicated; it contains 5 to 10 fold less diphtheria toxoid than does the diphtheria …   Medical dictionary