Vaccine Quiz

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This is an open-book test. The Flipbook Table of Contents can be opened and closed using the appropriate icon along the bottom of the flipbook above, where you will find the answers to the questions. Most questions are worth 1 point, but some are worth more. A passing score is a "C" which is 70%. You are welcome to take the test again and again until you pass.

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We have strong archeological evidence that polio was also an ancient scourge in what place? (See Polio and Summary 5 in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

Egypt

Assyria

Ancient Greece

Cyprus

If a pregnant mother is vaccinated with Tdap at least several months before before delivery, then her baby will also have her antibodies after birth. (See Combining Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

Paralytic polio could sometimes be so severe as to affect the muscles of respiration leading to death by hypoxemia (low blood oxygen). The iron lung was developed to help patients breath and it was called what? (See Summary 5 in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

Springer respirator

Drinker respirator

Intratracheal tube ventilator

The March of Dimes machine

Vaccine administration needs to be strategically timed for specific ages to prevent the infections that occur at those ages. (See Acquired Immunity in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

Which of the statements about mercury (thimerasol) is true? (See Mercury in Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

Thimerasol is a vaccine preservative that contains high amounts of methyl mercury.

Thimerasol is used to preserve all vaccines.

Industrial mercury is methyl mercury and is the cause for Minimata Disease.

Thimerasol is risky but required for all vaccines.

The hemophilus influenze (Hib) vaccine has done what? (See Delayed Vaccination in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

Practically eliminated hemophilus meningitis in children.

Significantly reduced the associated bacterial blood infection and fever.

Significantly reduced the incidence of H. flu pneumonia.

All of the these.

Children who get whooping cough (pertussis) most often get it from an adult whose immunity has waned. (See Combining Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

The WI-38 cell strain used for vaccine production will soon cease to replicate and die out. (See 4. Fetal Tissue and Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

The medical journal Lancet published the article claiming association between MMR and autism in 1998 only to denounce it in 2000 as fraudulent. (See MMR & Autism in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

10.

The FDA will not allow abnormal cell strains like HeLa to be used for any vaccine production. (See 2. Fetal Tissue and Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

11.

The VICP provides for what? (See Review 6 in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

Counseling for physicians in the case of vaccine lawsuits.

Compensation for persons purportedly injured by vaccines.

Support for families of those who die of smallpox.

12.

Chickenpox and smallpox are very different. As a result they are not easily confused. (See Summary 3 in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

13.

Vaccination for diphtheria is far, far better than treatment. (See Diphtheria and Review 3 in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

14.

Formaldehyde is used in the manufacturing of vaccines to do what? (See Formaldehyde in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

Preserve and improve the shelf life.

Lessen the pain of vaccine injections.

Deactivate and kill live virus so that its vaccine is safe.

15.

It is a fact that tissue from yesterday's aborted fetuses is added to the vaccines your child your would get tomorrow. (See 1. Fetal Tissue and Vaccines through 4. Fetal Tissue and Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

16.

Single dose smallpox vaccine, like yellow fever vaccine, gives immunity for thirty years. (See Smallpox Eradicated-continued in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

17.

Grouping many vaccines in a single injection improves the effectiveness of each single component given individually. (See Combining Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

18.

What is true about the pneumococcus vaccine? (See Delayed Vaccination in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

It wasn’t always effective below age two.

It has improved significantly in recent years.

It has reduced the frequency of bacterial fevers in children.

It has reduced the number of ear infection over the last thirty years.

All of the these.

19.

Aluminum is used to boost the effectiveness of a vaccine while reducing the required amount of the injection. (See Aluminum in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

20.

Viral particles require a host cell to multiply and create more virus for vaccine production. The host cell dies as a result. (See 2. Fetal Tissue and Vaccines in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

True

False

21.

A coughing measles patient in a waiting area can render the room contagious for how long? (See Measles in Vaccine Education Flipbook.)

20 minutes

1 hour

3 hours

5 hours

7 hours

What is the color of the sun?