MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Eradicating Smallpox
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Eliminating most of polio
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Creating a vaccine for the common cold
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Developing a vaccine for Ebola
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although there are no immunizations that prevent the common cold, vaccines protect against symptoms shared with other respiratory illnesses. Examples include the COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal, and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Several diseases including cholera, tuberculosis, small pox and hepatitis can be prevented by vaccination. There is no vaccine available for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is an age related problem in which bones becomes very weak due to which even due to sudden or slight jerk leads to bone fracture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vaccine development for the common cold has been difficult due to antigenic variability of the common cold viruses; even bacteria can act as infective agents.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cold-It is a viral infection caused in the upper respiratory tract. There are no vaccines against cold-causing rhinoviruses, as there is little-to-no cross-protection between serotypes. Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a crippling and potentially deadly disease, caused by the poliovirus.