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BCG vaccine contains

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  1. Live but attenuated bacteria

  2. Killed bacteria

  3. Toxoids against TB-bacteria

  4. Antibodies against bacteria

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The BCG vaccine contains a live but weakened form of a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium bovis which causes tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. The bacteria are altered so that they do not cause a TB infection, but stimulate the immune system to make resistant to the disease. The vaccine is known as BCG because a strain of the bacterium known as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin is used. 

DPT is administered to prevent

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  1. Diphtheria

  2. Pertussis

  3. Tetanus

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

DPT (also DTP and DTwP) refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the organism that causes pertussis (wP).

DPT vaccine is given to infants to immunize them against 

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  1. Diphtheria, pneumonia and typhoid

  2. Diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus

  3. Diarrhoea, pneumonia and tuberculosis

  4. Diphtheria, whooping cough and typhoid

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

DPT (also DTP and DTwP) refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the organism that causes pertussis (wP).

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

The vaccine triple antigen is given to children to protect them against diphtheria

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  1. Polio and Tetanus

  2. Whooping cough and Tetanus

  3. Whooping cough and Tuberculosis

  4. Polio and Tuberculosis

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
DTP is a triple antigen vaccine is meant to protect against 3 diseases – diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (or whooping cough). The DTPa (DPaT) is given as part of the childhood vaccination schedule at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, then again at 4 years of age.

DTP vaccine is given to protect the diseases like

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  1. Diphtheria, polio and tuberculosis

  2. Diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus

  3. Diarrhoea, polio, tetanus

  4. Diarrhoea, pertussis, tuberculosis

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
DPT (also DTP and DTwP) refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the organism that causes pertussis (wP).
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

In vaccination

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  1. Globular proteins with live disease causing germ is injected

  2. A weakened or dead disease causing germ is administered in small doses

  3. General and local anaesthetics are applied to the patient

  4. Affected part of the human body is amputed

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Vaccines cause the body to build immunity against infectious diseases without causing the actual disease. Vaccines can be made by weakened or dead disease causing microorganisms like bacteria or virus. The administration of small dose of vaccine causes the formation antibodies which provides immunity. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

The vaccines contains:


a) Derivatives of microbes
b) Dead or weakened microbes
c) Products of microbes

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  1. a, b

  2. b, c

  3. c, d

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vaccines are suspensions of killed or weakened microbes or products or derivatives of micro organisms. A vaccine produces immunity to a disease by stimulating the production of antibodies.

First triple antigen vaccination is given to the child after............ of birth

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  1. One Week

  2. Two months

  3. Four months

  4. One year

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The triple antigen vaccine is a combination of Diphtheria, Tentanus and Pertussis (DTP). This vaccine is given at the age of two months and is repeated at the age of 4 months and 6 months.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

DPT gives protection against 

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  1. Diphtheria, Polio and Tuberculosis

  2. Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus

  3. Diarrhoeal diseases, Pertussis and Tetanus

  4. Diphtheria, Poliomyelitis and Tetanus

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

DPT is a class of combination vaccines which provides protection against three infectious diseases in humans i.e., diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. The components of the vaccine include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and kill whole cells of the bacterium that causes pertussis. The usual course of childhood immunization in the USA is five doses between 2 months and 15 years. 

So, the correct answer is 'Diptheria, Pertussis and Tetanus'.

DPT-Hib (DTP-Hib) vaccination is agent

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  1. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Hepatitis-B

  2. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Hepatitis-A

  3. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae-B

  4. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae-A

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

DPT-Hib vaccine is a combination vaccine which includes diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine adsorbed with Hib (Haemophilus influenza - B) conjugate vaccine. It protects against the infectious diseases diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and Haemophilus influenza type B.

So, the correct answer is 'Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Haemophilus influenza-B'.