A heavily bleeding and bruised road accident victim was brought to a nursing home. The doctor immediately gave him an injection to protect him against a deadly disease.
(a) Write what did the doctor inject into the patient’s body.
(b) How do you think this injection would protect the patient against the disease ?
(c) Name the disease against which this injection was given and the kind of immunity it provides.
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(a) the doctor injected tetanus toxoid injection
(b)by providing immunity against the infection
(c)tetanus, provides passive immunity
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The doctor injected anti tetanus toxoid into the patient's body. It gave passive immunity to the patient. It protect him from developing tetanus.
Explanation:
- Tetanus is a disease which is caused by bacteria clostridium tetani.
- This Bacteria is found in wet and damp places and also in rusty and dirty places.
- As a result when the patient who got bruised road accident he came into contact with the bacteria clostridium tetani.
- As a result the patient take tetanus toxoid as a first aid.
- Since it is toxoid and antibodies are previously produced it is a passive type of immunity.
To know more about anti tetanus toxoid,
Why is a patient of cuts and bleeding are given anti tetanus toxide? Brainly.in
https://brainly.in/question/7470485
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