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WorksheetsVaccines and Immunology Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Live vaccines are characterized by
No replication in host
Require multiple boosters
Replication in host
Only humoral immunity
Killed vaccines differ from live vaccines because they
Can revert to virulence
Induce weaker immunity
Are contraindicated in pregnancy
Require cold chain less
Example of live attenuated vaccine is
IPV
Inactivated influenza
BCG
Tetanus toxoid
Example of killed/inactivated vaccine is
MMR
OPV
IPV
BCG
Live vaccines are contraindicated in
Healthy adults
Children
Immunocompromised patients
Non-pregnant women
Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) in India was launched in
1978
1985
1992
2000
BCG vaccine in National Immunization Schedule is given at
Birth
6 weeks
10 weeks
14 weeks
OPV zero dose is given at
Birth
6 weeks
10 weeks
14 weeks
Pentavalent vaccine protects against
DPT only
DPT + Hep B + Hib
DPT + Polio + Measles
BCG + DPT
Measles/MR vaccine is given first at age of
6 weeks
9 months
12 months
5 years
Vitamin A first dose is given at
6 weeks
9 months
12 months
18 months
Anaphylaxis is a type of hypersensitivity
Type II
Type III
Type I
Type IV
Antibody involved in anaphylaxis is
IgG
IgM
IgA
IgE
Cells primarily responsible for anaphylaxis
Neutrophils
Macrophages
Mast cells and basophils
T lymphocytes
Immediate mediator released in anaphylaxis
Prostaglandins
Leukotrienes
Histamine
Bradykinin
Drug of choice in anaphylaxis
Antihistamine
Hydrocortisone
Adrenaline
Noradrenaline
Acute phase reactant proteins are synthesized mainly by
Spleen
Bone marrow
Liver
Lymph nodes
C-reactive protein (CRP) is increased in
Only chronic inflammation
Only acute inflammation
Both acute and chronic inflammation
Allergic reactions only
CRP is mainly induced by cytokine
IL-1
IL-6
IL-10
TNF-β
CRP functions include all EXCEPT
Opsonization
Complement activation
Anti-inflammatory action only
Marker of inflammation
