MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
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Widespread immunity that protects the population from the spread of disease is called
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seropositivity
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cross-reactivity
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epidemic prophylaxis
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herd immunity
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -’Herd immunity’, also known as ‘population immunity’, is the indirect protection from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection.
Detailed explanation-2: -Herd immunity applies to immunisation or infection, human to human transmitted or otherwise. On the other hand, herd effect applies to immunisation or other health interventions which reduce the probability of transmission, confined to infections transmitted human to human, directly or via vector.
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