An infectious disease researcher isolates the pathogen responsible for an emerging disease. The microbe is grown in the lab. A preparation of the laboratory-grown microbe is treated with a lethal dose of ionizing radiation and then tested for its

potential as a vaccine. What type of vaccine is this?

A) attenuated
B) subunit
C) combination
D) toxoid
E) inactivated whole


E
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: Immunization
Learning Outcome: 17.2

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