Herd immunity is not important in:
Correct Answer: Tetanus
Description: The epidemics wave declines with a up-built of herd immunity after natural infection and if high level immunity maintained with immunization disease eliminated, e.g. Polio, Diphtheria. It is neither possible nor necessary to achieve 100% herd immunity. In a population to halt an epidemic or to control disease. E.g. small pox eradication.
In the case of tetanus it does not protect the individual.
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