Anybody - what is a toxoid?
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"A toxoid is a bacterial toxin whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed while other properties, typically immunogenicity, are maintained. Toxoids are used in vaccines as they induce an immune response to the original toxin or increase the response to another antigen."
I.E. a weaker form of a toxin that is used in vaccines to protect people/animals from contracting the actual disease. First done with polio.
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A toxoid is a bacterial toxin whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed while other properties, typically immunogenicity, are maintained. Toxoids are used in vaccines as they induce an immune response to the original toxin or increase the response to another antigen. For example, the tetanus toxoid is derived from the tetanospasmin produced by Clostridium tetani and causing tetanus.
A toxoid is a bacteria whose toxicity has been weakened while other properties, typically immunogenicity, are still there. Toxoids are used in vaccines as they make an immune response to the original toxin or increase the response to the other antigen.
I checked wikipedia..as did everyone else :)
although all the answers.i like sharry's .simple and to the point.so going for that answer..
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