MCQ IN MEDICINE

MEDICINE MCQ

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement best describes what will most likely happen when an individual receives a vaccination containing a weakened pathogen?
A
The ability to fight disease will increase due to antibodies received from the pathogen.
B
The ability to fight disease caused by the pathogen will increase due to antibody production.
C
The ability to produce antibodies will decrease after the vaccination.
D
The ability to resist most types of diseases will increase.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes what will most likely happen when an individual receives a vaccination containing a weakened pathogen? The ability to fight disease will increase due to antibodies received from the pathogen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vaccines contain weakened or inactive parts of a particular organism (antigen) that triggers an immune response within the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Active Immunity Vaccine-induced immunity is acquired through the introduction of a killed or weakened form of the disease organism through vaccination.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vaccines teach the immune system how to recognize and fight off specific disease-causing germs. They help protect you against disease without the risk of getting sick first. Vaccines contain killed, weakened, or synthetically manufactured versions of the disease-causing germ or parts of the germ called antigens.

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