<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/tetanus.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pin...ds/tetanus.pdf</a><br><br>
From the CDC pink book, tetanus chapter, page 4-<br><br><div style="margin:20px;margin-top:5px;">
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<table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="99%"><tr><td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset;">Because of the extreme potency of the toxin, tetanus disease<br>
does not result in tetanus immunity.</td>
</tr></table></div>
Can someone please back up/explain this statement?<br><br>
I am currently spending most of my spare time researching vaccines, immunology, diseases, epidemiology, and issues surrounding pregnancy, birth, and newborn tests and procedures as I am pregnant with my third child. I have two I'm schooling at home, so I'm sure you can all understand my spare time is limited by house cleaning, cooking, spending time with the family, etc. Plus this is just a lot for me to NEED to know in what seems a short amount of time, as I am about 22 weeks( I think <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/img/vbsmilies/smilies/loveeyes.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Loveeyes"><img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">. I have several books on immunology I am currently diving into, however I'm not very far into any of them. I am doubtful any of them have information specific to tetanus immunity, or lack thereof, anyway. If anyone could please help me out with the validity/explanation of this statement I sure would appreciate it. I'm feeling unwell(sore throat with white spots on my tonsils and just plain tired) so sorry if this is muddled sounding or run on <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment">.
From the CDC pink book, tetanus chapter, page 4-<br><br><div style="margin:20px;margin-top:5px;">
<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px;">Quote:</div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="99%"><tr><td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset;">Because of the extreme potency of the toxin, tetanus disease<br>
does not result in tetanus immunity.</td>
</tr></table></div>
Can someone please back up/explain this statement?<br><br>
I am currently spending most of my spare time researching vaccines, immunology, diseases, epidemiology, and issues surrounding pregnancy, birth, and newborn tests and procedures as I am pregnant with my third child. I have two I'm schooling at home, so I'm sure you can all understand my spare time is limited by house cleaning, cooking, spending time with the family, etc. Plus this is just a lot for me to NEED to know in what seems a short amount of time, as I am about 22 weeks( I think <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/img/vbsmilies/smilies/loveeyes.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Loveeyes"><img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">. I have several books on immunology I am currently diving into, however I'm not very far into any of them. I am doubtful any of them have information specific to tetanus immunity, or lack thereof, anyway. If anyone could please help me out with the validity/explanation of this statement I sure would appreciate it. I'm feeling unwell(sore throat with white spots on my tonsils and just plain tired) so sorry if this is muddled sounding or run on <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment">.