Describe how an inactivated vaccine is created and how it works

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: This form of vaccine contains a pathogen that is grown in a culture and then inactivated (killed) with heat or chemicals. Antigens on the outside of the bacterium or virus are not destroyed and these provoke an immune response.

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Which of the following is not associated with bacterial infection due to a genetic defect in or pathogen-induced subversion of normal phagocytic processes?

a. leukocyte adhesion deficiency b. chronic granulomatous disease c. hereditary angioedema d. Chédiak–Higashi syndrome e. Listeria monocytogenes f. Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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A substance that produces or causes is a ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A friend just asked you which strength-training exercises are going to help him get a "six-pack.". What would you recommend?

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If you lift a few weight repetitions with heavy loads, you will probably develop muscle____

a. flexibility b. strength c. endurance d. pliability e. resistance

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