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What is the main characteristic of an attenuated vaccine?
What is the main characteristic of an attenuated vaccine?
- It is a killed pathogen
- It is a weakened but still viable pathogen (correct)
- It is a synthetic pathogen
- It is a naturally occurring pathogen
What is the purpose of reducing the virulence of a pathogen in an attenuated vaccine?
What is the purpose of reducing the virulence of a pathogen in an attenuated vaccine?
- To make it more transmissible
- To make it less harmful (correct)
- To make it more contagious
- To make it more deadly
What is the state of the pathogen in an attenuated vaccine?
What is the state of the pathogen in an attenuated vaccine?
- Mutated
- Weakened but still viable (correct)
- Killed
- Genetically modified
Why is an attenuated vaccine still considered 'live'?
Why is an attenuated vaccine still considered 'live'?
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What is the advantage of using an attenuated vaccine?
What is the advantage of using an attenuated vaccine?
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