New Vaccine Technologies Practice Questions

Question 1

Two viral vaccines are expected to reduce the incidence of cancers. Which vaccines are these?

Accepted Answer

HPV 16/18 and hepatitis B vaccines

Answer

Measles virus and rubella virus vaccines

Answer

HAV and poliovirus vaccines

Answer

Adenovirus and mumps virus vaccines

Question 2

Inactivated SA 14-14-2 vaccine is an example of which type of vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Live attenuated vaccine

Answer

Toxoid vaccine

Answer

Inactivated vaccine

Answer

Subunit vaccine

Question 3

Match the following drugs in Column A with their contraindications in Column B.

Accepted Answer

A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

Answer

A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

Answer

A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

Answer

A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Question 4

Which of the following is a cell-fraction derived vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis-B

Answer

Measles

Answer

Mumps

Answer

Rubella

Question 5

Which statement is TRUE regarding the relationship between HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening?

Accepted Answer

Screening recommendations are currently the same regardless of vaccination status

Answer

Vaccinated women require less frequent screening than unvaccinated women

Answer

HPV vaccination eliminates the need for cervical cancer screening

Answer

Screening should begin at a younger age in vaccinated women

Question 6

Which HPV types are covered by the quadrivalent vaccine?

Accepted Answer

6, 11, 16, 18

Answer

6, 11, 31, 32

Answer

16, 18, 31, 35

Answer

11, 16, 30, 33

Question 7

Which virus is NOT associated with human cancer?

Accepted Answer

Measles virus

Answer

HPV

Answer

HHV-8

Answer

EBV

Question 8

Which of the following diseases is caused by the virus shown below?

Accepted Answer

Swimming pool conjunctivitis

Answer

Neurodegenerative disorder

Answer

Solid organ graft infection

Answer

Solid organ graft rejection

Question 9

An 80-year-old woman, a retirement home resident, has multiple bouts of pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. In an attempt to prevent such infections, polyvalent vaccines directed at multiple serotypes of the organism have been administered but have not elicited long-acting immunity. Which of the following is the probable explanation for this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Memory T lymphocytes respond poorly to polysaccharide antigens.

Answer

The bacterial capsule binds C3b, facilitating activation of the alternative complement pathway, inducing complement-mediated lysis, and preventing immunization.

Answer

The capsular polysaccharides of S. pneumoniae have limited hapten potential.

Answer

S. pneumoniae evades host immune response by forming capsular coatings composed of host proteins and recognized as "self" antigens.

Question 10

Inactivated microorganisms are used in the manufacture of which of the following vaccines?

Accepted Answer

Salk vaccine

Answer

Tetanus toxoid

Answer

Sabin's oral vaccine

Answer

All of the above

New Vaccine Technologies — MCQs

New Vaccine Technologies — MCQs

Want unlimited practice?