What Does It Mean When We Say a Vaccine Is

question 35

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when we say a vaccine is based on an "attenuated" virus?

• A)The vaccine is a live virus that has been heat-killed.
• B)The vaccine is a live virus that has been chemically damaged.
• C)The vaccine is a similar species to the virus that isn't harmful (e.g., cowpox for smallpox).
• D)The vaccine isn't the virus at all, just similar-shaped chemicals.
• E)The vaccine is based on a virus that has been rendered harmless by lab-induced mutation.

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