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tetanus

noun as in lockjaw

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As early as 2 months old, babies get a formulation called DTaP, which besides pertussis also protects against diphtheria and tetanus.

As was typically the case, Trump offered no further specifics, but all 50 states mandate not only MMR vaccinations, but shots against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and chicken pox for all schoolchildren.

It’s one thing for a patient to refuse a tetanus shot after they step on a rusty nail, Offit observed; tetanus is not a contagious disease.

She received a tetanus shot at a hospital several hours after the attack.

She was given a tetanus shot and prescribed antibiotics, the records show.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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