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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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