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Tetanus toxoid effective period.
Yesterday i was scratched by my pet dog, i have a doubt that in allahabad people say that whenever there is a scratch or cut which bleeds one should get tt vaccine, and one bett tt injection works only for 6 months not more than that is it right because internet says it's 3 years and about two years ago i read in the newspaper that one should get td(diptheria) injection not tt injection as instances of diptheria were increasing. if you could please clarify these doubts.
For how long a tetanus toxoid injection be effective? Should td be used or tt?
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Yes tdap/ td is better , the protection depends upon the severity of the injury if you had full course within 5 yrs then only booster dose may be required.
3 yrs is for pregnant women
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Yes you should get TT injection.
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Dr. Rajendra Kumar
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