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Which type of disease is not affected by herd immunity?
Which type of disease is not affected by herd immunity?
- Tetanus (correct)
- Measles
- Influenza
- COVID-19
What is a reason for the inability to develop effective vaccines for HIV?
What is a reason for the inability to develop effective vaccines for HIV?
- Lack of natural immunity to HIV (correct)
- Excessive variability of HIV types
- Abundance of animal models reliably predicting vaccine efficacy in humans
- Overabundance of correlates of protective immunity
Which type of immunity is provided by giving antibodies from an exposed donor specific to an infectious agent?
Which type of immunity is provided by giving antibodies from an exposed donor specific to an infectious agent?
- Innate immunity
- Passive immunity (correct)
- Active immunity
- Adaptive immunity
Which virus causes certain cancers like cervical, anal, penile, and head and neck cancers?
Which virus causes certain cancers like cervical, anal, penile, and head and neck cancers?
What kind of vaccine is Gardasil, which is effective against HPV?
What kind of vaccine is Gardasil, which is effective against HPV?
What event led to Dr. Andrew Wakefield being struck off the register by the UK General Medical Council?
What event led to Dr. Andrew Wakefield being struck off the register by the UK General Medical Council?
What is the significance of milkmaids seldom getting smallpox?
What is the significance of milkmaids seldom getting smallpox?
What was the outcome of the last reported case of Smallpox at the University of Birmingham in 1978?
What was the outcome of the last reported case of Smallpox at the University of Birmingham in 1978?
Which type of vaccine is produced using recombinant DNA techniques for rapid and reliable attenuation?
Which type of vaccine is produced using recombinant DNA techniques for rapid and reliable attenuation?
What is the role of an adjuvant in a vaccine?
What is the role of an adjuvant in a vaccine?
How does herd immunity protect against diseases in a community?
How does herd immunity protect against diseases in a community?
What is one significant outcome of the last reported case of Smallpox at the University of Birmingham in 1978?
What is one significant outcome of the last reported case of Smallpox at the University of Birmingham in 1978?
