If a person dont get a tetanus shot, and is given an antiserum shot against tetanus. Explain the treatmentr?

Answer 1

Tetanus shot- what is being inroduced here is a vaccine (containig weakened tetanus antigen ). This will trigger your system to build the antibody to defend you for future exposure to the tetanus bacteria. Now, if in case the person did not get the vaccine thus he or she does not have the anitbody yet and unfortunately the person was exposed to possible tetanus infection, anti-serum is inroduced (injected) right away.This is already antibody so that it will combat the bacteria fast. No need to wait for the body to produce the defense system.But unlike the vaccine, this will not last long. That is why it takes a couple of shots of anti-serum to make sure that it will work in defending the patient's body. Hope this helps. God bless

Answer 2

you give the antiserum so the person have instant immunity vs tetanus and at the same time we give the vaccine so they develop natural immunity (it takes a while thats why we need the antiserum)