Pentaxim Std 30 Mcg/25 Mcg Injection Health Feed

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If you don't receive proper treatment, the toxin's effect on respiratory muscles can interfere with breathing. If this happens, you may die of suffocation. A tetanus infection may develop after almost any type of skin injury, major or minor. This includes cuts, punctures, crush injuries, burns and animal bites.
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Currently Pentaxim vaccine is not recommended by INDIAN ACADEMICS OF PEDIATRICS below 1 year or in primary series of 6 10 and 14 week schedule. As it contains acellular pertusis as one of the components its painless and feverless but its not as effective as pentavac because it conta wholecell pertusis which is efficacious in long term. If your child have any reaction from Pentavac then only it wise to shift from Pentavac to Pentaxim. Try to take all pentavac if possible.

Tetanus series, booster shots are recommended every 10 years. Let's have a detailed discussion for better advice and healthy lifestyle.

5 years, The protection from a tetanus toxoid vaccine remains for 5 years. Thus there is no need to repeat the vaccine for any cuts or injury.

Scratches often require only a tt. If your mother has been vaccinated within 6 months then no need for anything else.

Yes you need to take it again. Tetanus injection are effective for 6 month only.you can consult me through Lybrate for homoeopathic treatment and further guidance

Injection gives one year protection. If you take 1 per month for a 3 month period you get immunity for 3 years.

The tetanus toxoid (tt) vaccine is given during your pregnancy to prevent the risk of tetanus to you as well as your unborn baby. Tetanus is a life-threatening bacterial disease that is caused by the toxin of a bacterium called clostridium tetani. Tetanus bacteria enter the body through an open wound.

Follow your doc's advice. Pneumonia preventive vaccination for adults is done after 65 years of age. Don't worry! take care of common cold.

Additional doses every 10 years are recommended. In those who are not up to date on their tetanus immunization a booster should be given within 48 hours of an injury. Let's have a detailed discussion for better advice and healthy lifestyle.