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Booster dose and Tetanus

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Difference between Booster dose and Tetanus

Booster dose vs. Tetanus

In medical terms, a booster dose is an extra administration of a vaccine after an earlier (prime) dose. Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is an infection characterized by muscle spasms.

Similarities between Booster dose and Tetanus

Booster dose and Tetanus have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Antibody, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DPT vaccine, Immunization, Neonatal tetanus, Vaccine, Whooping cough.

Antibody

An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading national public health institute of the United States.

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DPT vaccine

DPT (also DTP and DTwP) refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus.

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Immunization

Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent (known as the immunogen).

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Neonatal tetanus

Neonatal tetanus is a form of generalised tetanus that occurs in newborns.

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Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease.

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Whooping cough

Whooping cough (also known as pertussis or 100-day cough) is a highly contagious bacterial disease.

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Booster dose and Tetanus Comparison

Booster dose has 22 relations, while Tetanus has 109. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 5.34% = 7 / (22 + 109).

References

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