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Understanding Vaccines Quiz

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What is the primary purpose of a vaccine?

To weaken the immune system

To eliminate the need for future vaccinations

To cause a disease in the body

To improve immunity to a particular disease (correct)

Which type of vaccine is capable of inducing a protective immune response by providing continuous antigenic stimulation over time?

Subunit/fragment vaccines

Live attenuated vaccines (correct)

Inactivated killed vaccines

Vaccines against cancer

What is the characteristic of inactivated killed vaccines?

They are completely devoid of pathogenicity

They multiply in the human host

They are incapable of inducing a protective immune response (correct)

They contain live virus/bacteria

Which type of vaccine is used to prevent and protect the body from a future infection?

Prophylactic vaccines Signup and view all the answers

How are live attenuated vaccines prepared?

By growing the virus/bacteria in tissue cultures to select for less virulent strains Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the agent in a vaccine?

To stimulate the body's immune system Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vaccine is safe for pregnant women?

Killed (inactivated) vaccine Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using a subunit vaccine?

It is very safe, even in people with compromised immune systems Signup and view all the answers

Which process is used to produce a Recombinant vaccine?

Isolating and inserting DNA fragment into a plasmid/expression vector Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vaccine is Priorix?

Live attenuated vaccine Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of vaccines as mentioned in the text?

Childhood immunization and protection against infectious diseases Signup and view all the answers

Which vaccine helps protect women from cervical cancer caused by HPV?

Gardasil Signup and view all the answers