IMMUNOLOGY

MISCELLENOUS

VACCINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Viral diseases can be
A
treated with antivirals and prevented with vaccines.
B
treated with vaccines and prevented with antibiotics.
C
prevented with antibiotics but not treated with vaccines.
D
prevented with antibiotics but not treated with vaccines.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vaccination is an effective way of preventing viral infections. Recombinant DNA technology is mostly employed in creating new vaccines. Antivirals are used to treat specific viral infections, but are also susceptible to drug resistance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most viral diseases, with the exception of those caused by human immunodeficiency virus, are self-limited illnesses that do not require specific antiviral therapy. The currently available antiviral drugs target 3 main groups of viruses: herpes, hepatitis, and influenza viruses.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are several viral infectious diseases with a high impact on developing countries which can be prevented by immunization with existing vaccines. The most important are poliomyelitis, measles, hepatitis B and yellow fever.

Detailed explanation-4: -For most viral infections, treatments can only help with symptoms while you wait for your immune system to fight off the virus. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections. There are antiviral medicines to treat some viral infections. Vaccines can help prevent you from getting many viral diseases.

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