APHA Vaccine-Preventable Diseases & Immunology

Question 1

Which disease was eradicated worldwide due to vaccination?

Accepted Answer

Smallpox

Answer

Polio

Answer

Measles

Answer

Tetanus

Question 2

Which immune system component is responsible for producing antibodies?

Accepted Answer

B cells

Answer

T cells

Answer

Macrophages

Answer

Neutrophils

Question 3

What type of vaccine is the MMR vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Live attenuated vaccine

Answer

Inactivated vaccine

Answer

Subunit vaccine

Answer

Toxoid vaccine

Question 4

Which of the following is a symptom of diphtheria?

Accepted Answer

Thick gray membrane in throat

Answer

Persistent vomiting

Answer

Rash on palms

Answer

Nasal bleeding

Question 5

What is the primary function of memory cells in immunity?

Accepted Answer

Respond faster to future infections

Answer

Engulf pathogens

Answer

Secrete histamines

Answer

Produce immediate fever

Question 6

Which of the following vaccines protects against a bacterial disease?

Accepted Answer

DTaP

Answer

MMR

Answer

Varicella

Answer

Rotavirus