Match each disease with its correct type of vaccine:

51 2015 AIPMT-I Human Health and DiseaseVaccines Medium
Match each disease with its correct type of vaccine:

Column I

  • a. Tuberculosis
  • b. Whooping cough
  • c. Diphtheria
  • d. Polio

Column II

  • i. Harmless virus
  • ii. Inactivated toxin
  • iii. Killed bacteria
  • iv. Harmless bacteria

Correct answer: a → iv, b → iii, c → ii, d → i

Detailed Solution

(a) Tuberculosis — attenuated (harmless) Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria (iv)
(b) Whooping cough — killed Bordetella pertussis bacteria (iii)
(c) Diphtheria — inactivated toxin (toxoid) of Corynebacterium diphtheriae (ii)
(d) Polio — harmless (attenuated) polio virus (i)
Correct match: a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i.

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