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Regarding a bee sting, a reader asks,"Do I need to get a tetanus shot after a sting?. What if I had a shot 5 years ago?.
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In medical parlance, prophylaxis refers to the process(usually by vaccination[immunization] or administration of a protective drug[such as is done to prevent an infection, such as malaria]) whereby an adverse medical condition, such as an infectio...
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