SomeoneElseMod@feddit.ukM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 11 months agoTop tier medical advice.feddit.ukimagemessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1890arrow-down115
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minus-squareDucks@ducks.devcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·11 months agoTetanus is fucking terrifying. I’m happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.
minus-squareTar_alcaran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·11 months agoMy last tetanus shot hurt for 3 weeks straight. But I ended up not breaking my spine with muscle convulsions, so I think it’s a pretty good trade off.
minus-squareLev_Astov@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIt’s not chemicals that protect from tetanus; it’s the dead tetanus bacterium the vaccine contains that train the immune system to recognize the threat.
minus-squarejarfil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoAnd what are the dead tetanus bacterium made of? Chemicals 😜
Tetanus is fucking terrifying. I’m happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.
My last tetanus shot hurt for 3 weeks straight. But I ended up not breaking my spine with muscle convulsions, so I think it’s a pretty good trade off.
It’s not chemicals that protect from tetanus; it’s the dead tetanus bacterium the vaccine contains that train the immune system to recognize the threat.
And what are the dead tetanus bacterium made of? Chemicals 😜
It’s chemicals all the way down!