Given below are a table of certain vaccines, the diseases against which they are used and the nature of vaccine. Fill up the gaps 1 - 10.
Vaccine | Disease(s) | The nature of vaccine |
TAB | 1. ……... | 2. ……………… |
Salk’s vaccine | 3. …………. | 4. ……………. |
BCG | 5. ………… | Living weekend germs |
Vaccine for measles | Measles | 6. ………… |
Cowpox virus | 7. ……………. | 8. ………… |
Toxoids | 9. …………. | Extracts of toxins |
10. ………… | Secreted by bacteria |
Vaccine | Disease(s) | The nature of vaccine | Explanation |
TAB | 1.Typhoid | 2. Killed germs | This Typhoid vaccine is a combination vaccine that contains Killed germs in order to trigger the production of antibodies within our body. |
Salk’s vaccine | 3. poliomyelitis | 4. Weakened or Killed germs | Salk’s vaccine contains weakened or killed germs in order to trigger the production of antibodies within our body. It is used to prevent poliomyelitis. |
BCG | 5. tuberculosis | Living weekend germs | BCG is primarily used to treat Tuberculosis. |
Vaccine for measles | Measles | 6. Living weakened germs | The vaccine for measles uses weakened germs in order to trigger the production of antibodies within our body. |
Cowpox virus | 7. small pox | 8. Living fully poisonous germs | Cowpox virus is used to prevent smallpox. Weakened germs are used in order to trigger the production of antibodies within our body. |
Toxoids | 9. Diphtheria | Extracts of toxins | The toxoid used for diphtheria is extracted from toxins. |
10. Tetanus | Secreted by bacteria | The toxoids used to prevent tetanus are secreted by bacteria. |
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