Herd Immunity, MMR, Correlation and Causal Mechanism

If one factor is responsible for change in another factor then it means there is causation.

True or False

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Which one is a TRUE statement?

• Correlation means two phenomena are linked

• Correlation indicates the occurrence of causation

• Causation only occurs when correlation is positive

• All of the above

Which of the following situations is an example of CAUSATION?

• Rain causes clouds

• Birthdays cause people to age

• Snow causes Christmas

• Skipping lunch causes hunger

Identify whether this is an example of causation or correlation: Poison Ivy and Rashes

• Causation

• Correlation

Which one of these examples is NOT an example of CAUSATION?

• Kryptonite causes Superman to lose all his powers.

• Temperatures of less than 32˚F cause water to freeze.

• Umbrellas cause rainstorms.

• Stepping on the gas pedal causes a car to move faster.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Unvaccinated people who live in societies where there are large-scale mandatory vaccinations have a low probability of contracting the disease due to

• inoculation protection

• case control

• herd immunity

• cohort disease

What do most vaccines expose you to?

• antigens

• memory cells

• antibodies

• B-cells

________ are medical interventions that activate the immune system to recognize a disease antigen and produce antibodies necessary to defend the body.

• Vaccinations

• Vaccines

• Nasal spray

After a vaccine is administered, 1.The immune system identifies these foreign substances (viruses and bacteria), also known as ___________.

• herd immunity

• antibodies

• antigens

• portions

which of following is not one of the diseases covered by the MMR vaccine?

• measles
• rubella
• meningitis
• mumps