IMMUNOLOGY

HYPERSENSITIVITY

VACCINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A vaccine that contains parts of a virus or bacteria is called a ____ vaccine.
A
live-attenuated
B
conjugate
C
subunit
D
toxoid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Subunit vaccines are composed of protein or glycoprotein components of a pathogen that are capable of inducing a protective immune response and may be produced by conventional biochemical or recombinant DNA technologies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Toxoid vaccines They create immunity to the parts of the germ that cause a disease instead of the germ itself. That means the immune response is targeted to the toxin instead of the whole germ. Like some other types of vaccines, you may need booster shots to get ongoing protection against diseases.

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