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Vaccines

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A vaccination

a)

Is a type of white blood cell that eats bacteria

b)

Protects your body via needle or capsule

c)

Causes your body to react as if it had met a pathogen

d)

Is made up of collagen, and can be in the form of gelatine

2.

Passive immunity is when

a)

You produce your own antibodies to a disease

b)

You are given antibodies to a disease

c)

You are immune to any type of disease

d)

Macrophages invade your lymphatic system and shield you from ever falling sick

3.

Active immunity is when

a)

You produce your own antibodies to a disease

b)

You are given antibodies to a disease

c)

You are immune to any type of disease

d)

Macrophages invade your lymphatic system and shield you from ever falling sick

4.

Which of the following do you not get immunised against?

a)

Chicken pox

b)

Thrush

c)

The flu

d)

Malaria

5.

What is injected in your body after being shot with a vaccine?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Antibodies

c)

Memory lymphocytes

d)

A fragment of a germ

6.

What is tetanus?

a)

Illness that causes fever and swollen salivary glands

b)

An infection causing joint pain and skin rashes

c)

An infection that causes muscle spasms

d)

Fungal infection of the skin

7.

Active immunity lasts for a ____________ time. Passive immunity lasts for a ___________ time.

a)

Long; Short

b)

Life; Life

c)

Hours; Long

d)

Short; Long

8.

Vaccinations can be

a)

Active immunity

b)

Passive immunity

c)

Active and passive immunity

d)

None of the above

9.

Jessica has booked a last minute trip to Cambodia and it is recommended by her doctor to get a rabies shot. She is currently unprotected. This is an example of

a)

Active immunity

b)

Passive immunity

10.

Diphtheria is

a)

Contagious disease of the throat and nose

b)

Disease caused by the spread of mosquito bites

c)

Virus that affects the liver

d)

Contagious disease causing rashes and a fever