What type of vaccine is the hepatitis B vaccine?
A) inactivated whole pathogen
B) attenuated vaccine
C) toxoid vaccine
D) a recombinant vaccine composed of a single antigen of the hepatitis virus
E) a vaccine produced by treating the virus with formaldehyde
D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Immunization
Learning Outcome: 17.3
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What will be an ideal response?
Antigens are substances that the immune system does not recognize as self. Which of the following are antigens?
A) strep throat bacteria B) cancer cells in the lung C) HIV D) All of these can act as antigens.
When antibodies or other substances in serum cross-react with the test reagents, a false positive result can occur.
a. true b. false
A spore can be detected with high level of certainty based on which component?
a. DNA b. lipids c. peptidoglycan d. calcium dipicolinic acid