Explain why the DTP vaccine stimulates a much stronger protective immunity than does the DT vaccine
What will be an ideal response?
The diphtheria (D) and tetanus (T) toxoids are purified proteins that on their own do not stimulate Toll-like receptors or other receptors of the innate immune response. Hence, an inflammatory response is not initiated by the DT vaccine, which consequently results in the failure to initiate an adaptive immune response. When inactivated Bordetella pertussis is added to make the tripartite vaccine (DTP), it efficiently activates the innate immune response by acting as an adjuvant and inducing inflammation. It also provides additional pathogenic antigens to which the host responds.
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