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Worksheets3.1 Vaccination
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
The smallpox vaccine was developed using fluids from which other disease?
a)
chicken pox
b)
mad cow disease
c)
black plague
d)
cowpox
2.
which of following is not one of the diseases covered by the MMR vaccine?
a)
measles
b)
rubella
c)
meningitis
d)
mumps
3.
Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.
a)
antibodies
b)
antigen
4.
Substances that cause the body to produce antibodies.
a)
antibodies
b)
antigens
5.
The process by which the body becomes immune to a disease.
a)
immunization
b)
vaccination
6.
Introduction into the body of a weakened, killed or piece of a disease-causing agent to prevent disease.
a)
A) vaccination
b)
B) immunization
7.
Vaccines can wear off after a few years, so some require booster shots to provide the appropriate immunity.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
There are more than 200 strains of viruses that cause the common cold.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and cervical cancer.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The different types of vaccines are:
a)
live,weakened or attenuated
b)
inactivated or killed
c)
conjugated
d)
all of the above
12.
A vaccines main goal is to:
a)
make people sick
b)
prevent disease
c)
start an epidemic
d)
start a pandemic
13.
Vaccines protect:
a)
vaccinated person
b)
those too young to be vaccinated
c)
those who have weak immune system
d)
all of the above
14.
Following a vaccination, the white cells produce . . .
a)
antibiotics
b)
antibodies
c)
statins.
d)
toxins.
15.
The bar chart compares the total yearly cost of medical treatment for a disease in a country before vaccines were used and the total yearly cost when vaccines are used.
How much money is saved by the use of vaccines?
How much money is saved by the use of vaccines?
a)
14 million dollars
b)
16 million dollars
c)
32 million dollars
d)
48 million dollars
16.
Vaccination saves money spent on health care. What is the most likely reason for the difference in cost?
a)
Vaccines cure diseases.
b)
Vaccines do not cost much to buy.
c)
People who have been vaccinated never become ill
d)
People who have been vaccinated need less treatment in hospital.
17.
When someone is given the MMR vaccine, . . .
a)
the white blood cells ingest the pathogens
b)
the white blood cells neutralise the toxins in the vaccine
c)
the white blood cells produce antibodies against the pathogen.
d)
the white blood cells reproduce rapidly.
18.
What is herd immunity
a)
When everyone is vaccinated.
b)
A form of immunity that occurs when the vaccination of a significant portion of a population provides a measure of protection for individuals who have not developed immunity.
c)
When all of a group of farm animals have been immunised.
d)
When a disease spreads throughout a population.
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