A patient whose foot was cut deeply by a rusty tin can last received a tetanus toxoid vaccination 8 years ago.He is prescribed to now receive a tetanus toxoid injection.What type of immunity does this vaccination help provide?

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This patient has received tetanus toxoid vaccinations in the past.Any vaccination is an artificial delivery of a substance that can trigger immunity.The fact that it is a toxoid and not an antibody means that the patient's body has actively produced antibodies in the past.By giving the patient more of the toxoid,the patient's own immunity to tetanus is being "boosted."

A Patient Whose Foot Was Cut Deeply by a Rusty