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pters 18 and 19 A Saved Pneumovax is a vaccine for prevention of disease caused by strains of Neisseria meningitidis. False < Prev 24 e 25 Next >

Answer 1

1. Ans: False

Explanation: Pneumovax (Pneumococcal) vaccine is used to get protection from a serious type of infectious diseases. Some of these include Pneumonia, sinus, meningitis or blood infections.  This vaccine is needed for the disease caused by streptococcus pneumonia bacterium.

2. Ans: True

Explanation: conjunctivitis happens when there is inflammation of the tissue(transplant) that covers the white portion of the eye and eyelid (inner portion). Hence the white part is often looking red or pink. On the other side keratitis is also the inflammation in the cornea between the iris and pupil part of the eye. As a result, turn into a reddish or irritated look. Although keratitis impacts more on vision of the eye due to the impact on the cornea and is more painful. Keratitis is more serious as it impacts the cornea due to the deep invasion in tissue and damages the cornea of the eye.

3. Ans: Congenital rubella

Explanation: During the early pregnancy this congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) affects the fetus and various system of it. Several damages in heart, liver, deafness and even autism in children is caused by this virus.

4. Ans: IPV is used as a booster only and OPV is used exclusively for children's first immunization.

Explanation: For the treatment and eradication of polio completely OPV is the major vaccine used during early time and it acts as the immunization of children. IPV is an addition of OPV but cannot replace by the OPV completely. IPV is a type of vaccine which is assumed to be very safe in terms of its usage in alone or combined with another vaccine. As in the case, Pakistan is an area of risk of polio, IPV is given by the local health officers to the child to have booster (one time) dose of OPV vaccine. OPV provides better mucosal immunity to children and is less expensive than IPV. IPV on the other side have low immunity inducement and given as booster of OPV to be a safe side.