Word: toxoid
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...Parke, Davis & Co., which does Detroit's blood processing for the Red Cross, developed a way to use the remainder to make peptone-bacteria food ordinarily made from various animal proteins (like hog's stomach, etc.). This new human peptone feeds bacteria cultures grown to make tetanus toxoid, typhoid vaccines and other shots for the armed forces...
...such as might be given in mass quantities to air raid casualties, would be extremely dangerous to the 40 per cent of the student body who suffer from slight or serious allergies, the Hygiene Department stated, as it advised such people to take advantage of a newly developed tetanus toxoid serum...
...three dose preliminary treatment has four week intervals between doses, and is already compulsory in the armed forces. The old treatment was only administered after the wound was received, but the new toxoid is given to build up a slight immunity and then another injection at the time of the accident insures security. Unlike the tetanus anti-toxin the new toxoid can be repeated almost immediately if the need arises...
...step with wartime medical advances, the Hygiene Department has announced that it has on hand a new toxoid which is designed to fight tetanus without causing the serious reactions which often arise. If the serum is taken in advance and again after an injury, much time may be saved in administering it to allergic people, who otherwise could only be given the ordinary toxin very slowly and with considerable danger. Naturally this discovery can play an important role in bomb-threatened regions, where many injuries might require immediate attention. But under ordinary circumstances it also can accomplish much, since...
...Army and Navy are given it, and in New York State the Public Health Department has requested physicians to administer the toxoid to as many civilians as will comply. Already the nurses and staff of Stillman Infirmary have taken it in preparation for the emergencies which may arise...