3.1 Vaccination

The smallpox vaccine was developed using fluids from which other disease?

• chicken pox

• mad cow disease

• black plague

• cowpox

which of following is not one of the diseases covered by the MMR vaccine?

• measles
• rubella
• meningitis
• mumps

Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.

• antibodies
• antigen

Substances that cause the body to produce antibodies.

• antibodies
• antigens

The process by which the body becomes immune to a disease.

• immunization
• vaccination

Introduction into the body of a weakened, killed or piece of a disease-causing agent to prevent disease.

• A) vaccination

• B) immunization

Vaccines can wear off after a few years, so some require booster shots to provide the appropriate immunity.

• True
• False

Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens. 

• True
• False

There are more than 200 strains of viruses that cause the common cold.

• True
• False

HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and cervical cancer.

• True
• False