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- 1. Multiple Choice
The first vaccine was developed was for?
Chicken pox
Polio
Smallpox
Penicillin
- 2. Multiple Choice
How do mRNA vaccines work by?
introducing inactivated virus into the body to start an immune response.
changing the DNA of your cells to protect you from infection from the virus.
having your own cells make a protein from the virus so your immune cells will recognize the virus.
using a carrier virus to start an immune response.
- 3. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE: Do vaccines need boosters to remain effective?
TRUE
FALSE
- 4. Multiple Choice
The disease smallpox was eradicated (ended) in 1979 because?
of antibiotic treatment
of worldwide vaccination
it went naturally
- 5. Multiple Choice
True or False: Viruses that cause disease are killed using antibiotics.
FALSE
TRUE
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are stimulated in your body by a vaccine?
the body's immune response
the production of antigens
the production of antibodies
the production of antibiotics
- 7. Multiple Choice
The new RNA vaccine for Covid-19 is made from:
the entire genome (RNA genetic material) of the virus
the entire virus
only a small part of the genome (RNA genetic material) of the virus
only a small part of the virus
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why must the Pfizer vaccines be kept at very cold temperatures?
because the vaccines can melt
because the RNA is unstable unless kept cold
because the virus doesn't like hot temperatures
None of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who created the first vaccine for the Smallpox Virus in 1796?
Jonas Salk
Edward Jenner
Louis Pasteur
Barbara McClintock
- 10. Multiple Choice
A __________ is an injection of a weekened form of a pathogen to help the individual gain immunity from a disease.
Virus
Antibiotics
Vaccine
- 11. Multiple Choice
The first person to discover the vaccines was?
Edward Jenner
Bruce Jenner
Edward Cullen
None of them
- 12. Multiple Choice
Jenner, used the virus of ___________________ to produce the first vaccine.
Smallpox
Chickenpox
Cowpox
Malaria
- 13. Multiple Choice
The vaccines trigger the immune system creating specific ______________ for the pathogen.
Antigens
Antibodies
Medicine
Cells
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why do we need a new vaccine for Influenza every year?
Because the virus mutates very quickly
Because the virus is unknown
Because the vaccine works for a short time
None of the above
- 15. Fill in the Blank
What is the full form of BCG ?
- 16. Fill in the Blank
What is the best way to prevent illnesses caused by viruses?
- 17. Multiple Choice
The two types of traditional vaccines are made from:
only a part of the virus
the entire virus, either weakened or killed
the genome (genetic material) of the virus
the entire virus, 100% full strength
- 18. Multiple Choice
The new RNA vaccine for Covid-19 is made from:
the entire virus
the entire genome (RNA genetic material) of the virus
only a small part of the virus
only a small part of the genome (RNA genetic material) of the virus
- 19. Fill in the Blank
The small piece of RNA in the vaccine triggers the cell's ribosomes to make this and only this part of the virus the _________
- 20. Multiple Choice
In trials of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, how effective were they in preventing Covid-19?
95%
75%
90%
50%
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