What Would Happen If a Person Who Is Undergoing Chemotherapy

question 5

Multiple Choice

What would happen if a person who is undergoing chemotherapy were given a live virus vaccine against polio?

• A)The cancer patient would likely develop a strong immune response to the vaccine because a live viral antigen was used.
• B)The cancer patient would likely develop polio because the immune system is compromised and would not be able to fight off the live virus.
• C)The chemotherapy the cancer patient is receiving would inactivate the vaccine by killing the live polio virus.
• D)There would be no effect, as the cancer patient does not produce a high number of immune cells for the polio virus to interact with.
• E)Using a live viral antigen in a vaccine is lethal to immunocompromised people because their immune system would be overwhelmed and toxic shock would occur.

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