Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 17 - Immunization and Immune Testing - Questions For Review - Multiple Choice - Page 523: 11

Answer

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Attenuation is a process in which the virulence of the pathogen is reduced to make it harmless but viable. So an attenuated or a modified live vaccine contains microbes that cannot cause the disease. Examples of such vaccines are chicken pox vaccine, smallpox vaccine, measles vaccine, mumps vaccine, and rubella vaccine. .
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