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short note on antitoxins​

Answer 1

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Antitoxin, antibody, formed in the body by the introduction of a bacterial poison, or toxin, and capable of neutralizing the toxin. People who have recovered from bacterial illnesses often develop specific antitoxins that confer immunity against recurrence.For medical use in treating human infectious diseases, antitoxins are produced by injecting an animal with toxin; the animal, most commonly a horse, is given repeated small doses of toxin until a high concentration of the antitoxin builds up in the blood.

Answer 2

An antitoxin is an antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific toxin. Antitoxins are produced by certain animals , plants, and bacteria , in response to toxin exposure. Although they are more effective in neutralizing toxins, they can also kill bacteria and other microorganisms.

Antitoxins are made up of organisms and can be injected in other organisms , including humans , to treat an infectious disease.

Emil Von Behring discovered antitoxins for the first time.