Toxoid (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A toxoid is a bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed either by chemical (formalin) or heat treatment, while other properties, typically immunogenicity, are maintained. In international medical literature the preparation also is known as Anatoxin or Anatoxine. There are toxoids for prevention of diphtheria, tetanus and botulism.