A registered nurse works in a small rural health clinic. He is explaining to a new mother the need to have her infant immunized. Which of the following is the best explanation for why she should immunize her child?
A. "Immunization reduces or prevents the transmission of disease."
B. "It is against the law not to immunize your child."
C. "Immunization will keep your child well."
D. "Your child may get sick from the immunization, but it will keep him from getting the disease."
A
Immunization, the process by which resistance to an infectious disease is produced or increased, often reduces or prevents the transmission of disease from person to person. The body acquires active immunity by injecting a small amount of weakened or dead organisms and modified toxins from the organism (toxoids) into the body.
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