IMMUNOLOGY

OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The three types of vaccines are live, attenuated, and killed.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR combined vaccine) Rotavirus. Smallpox. Chickenpox. Yellow fever.

Detailed explanation-2: -The live, attenuated viral vaccines currently available and routinely recommended in the United States are MMR, varicella, rotavirus, and influenza (intranasal). Other non-routinely recommended live vaccines include adenovirus vaccine (used by the military), typhoid vaccine (Ty21a), and Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG).

Detailed explanation-3: -Inactivated (Killed) Vaccines Examples of inactivated vaccines include: inactivated poliovirus (IPV) vaccine, whole cell pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine, rabies vaccine and the hepatitis A virus vaccine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Live virus vaccines use the weakened (attenuated) form of the virus. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine are examples. Killed (inactivated) vaccines are made from a protein or other small pieces taken from a virus or bacteria.

Detailed explanation-5: -Viral: Injected polio vaccine (Salk vaccine) Hepatitis A vaccine. Rabies vaccine. Most influenza vaccines. Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine. Bacterial: Injected typhoid vaccine. Cholera vaccine. Plague vaccine. Pertussis vaccine.

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