Consider the following types of immunizations, and choose the one that a health care provider should refuse to administer to a patient diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
a. Sera
b. Toxoid
c. Antitoxin
d. Live attenuated viral vaccine
ANS: D
Live attenuated viral vaccines should not be given to patients with AIDS, other immune diseases, or impairment of immune systems due to leukemia, lymphoma, corticosteroid or antineoplastic drugs, or radiation therapy. The virus may replicate and cause infection in these individuals.
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