Tetanus is one of the diseases for which the DPT vaccine is intended to provid protection. Unlike other vaccines, DPT doesn't vaccinate against the actual virus, but instead the toxin which Tetanus produces. Tetanus toxin is otherwise called Tetanospasmin. | Tetanus is one of the diseases for which the DPT vaccine is intended to provid protection. Unlike other vaccines, DPT doesn't vaccinate against the actual virus, but instead the toxin which Tetanus produces. Tetanus toxin is otherwise called Tetanospasmin. |