Science Quiz 79: Health Quiz - Know more about Vaccines 1

Science Quiz 79: Health Quiz - Know more about Vaccines 1

This is a part in the series of questions on vaccines to test and improve your knowledge on vaccines.

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1. The first successful Polio vaccine came in to use in 1955. Who developed it?

Albert Sabin
Jonas Salk
Edward Jenner
Louis Pasteur

2. Who developed the Oral Polio Vaccine?

Albert Sabin
Jonas Salk
Edward Jenner
Louis Pasteur

3. In the MMR vaccine "M" does NOT stand for

Measles
Mumps
Malaria
All of these

4. Who developed the MMR vaccine?

Maurice Hilleman
Edmund Massey
Andrew Wakefield
Jonas Salk

5. When is the BCG vaccine to be given?

At birth
Till one year of age
Both A and B
Only A

6. Which of the following is NOT a vaccine-preventable disease

Diphtheria
Measles
Hepatitis B
Asthma

7. As per WHO how many infants worldwide are still missing our on basic vaccines?

19 million
3 million
30 million
10 million

8. Which one of the following mainly affects children under 5 years of age?

Poliomyelitis
Tuberculosis
Diphtheria
Measles

9. Which one of the following can be prevented through BCG vaccination?

Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Rabies
Measles

10. Naturally acquired passive immunity occurs during pregnancy, in which certain antibodies are passed from the maternal blood into the fetal bloodstream. How long does this natural immunity last in an infant?

5 years
2 years
3 months
6 to 12 months

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