Question

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This vaccine is administered by nasal spray or as an injection.Before administering, the nasal spray should be stored in a cool place.In trials, vaccine recipients experienced 85% less outbreaks than non-recipients.The vaccine virus is heat sensitive and will fail to reproduce at temperatures above 100ºF.






Which statement above makes the most valid reason to receive this vaccine?









A.

1








B.

2








C.

3








D.

4

Answer 1

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans from ticks. Which of the following approaches would be the most effective to treat Lyme disease?









A.

destroy the grass that the ticks live in








B.

destroy the ticks that have been infected with the bacteria








C.

vaccinate people for the disease








D.

prescribe antibiotics to destroy the bacteria

Answer 2

Which process provides a defense against abnormal cells and pathogens inside living cells?









A.

nonspecific response








B.

inflammatory response








C.

humoral immunity








D.

cell-mediated immunity

Answer 3

Cell receptors and antibodies are similar in that both









A.

are produced by nerve cells.








B.

are highly specific in their actions.








C.

slow the rates of chemical reactions.








D.

are involved in digestion.

Answer 4

Fever is helpful in fighting bacteria because









A.

disease-causing bacteria do not grow well at high temperatures.








B.

disease-causing bacteria do not grow well at low temperatures.








C.

higher temperatures promote the activation of cellular proteins.








D.

lower temperatures promote the activation of cellular proteins

Answer 5

A nonspecific defense reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection is known as









A.

passive immunity.








B.

the inflammatory response.








C.

active immunity.








D.

cell-mediated immunity.

Answer 6

Vaccines can be made from dead or weakened viruses. Vaccinated individuals become protected against diseases because the dead or weakened virus









A.

causes the production of antibodies.








B.

stops further viral invasion.








C.

causes an inflammatory response.








D.

are too weak to cause illness

Answer 7

What other structures travel to the injury site with the white blood cells?









A.

antigens








B.

antibodies








C.

platelets








D.

T cells

Answer 8

All of the following are nonspecific defense responses made by the human body except









A.

the skin as a physical barrier to pathogens.








B.

mucus produced in the nasal and oral passages to trap pathogens.








C.

wax produced in the ear to trap pathogens.








D.

T-cells target specific pathogens.