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Vaccines and immunizations are among the most cost-effective weapons for microbial disease prevention. |
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Vaccination began in 1881 with Louis Pasteur's anthrax vaccine. |
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Protection from passive immunity lasts as long as the antibodies survive in the recipient, months with antibodies from other humans, but only weeks with antibodies from animals. |
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Systemic anaphylaxis is called an atopic allergy. |
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| | B) | False |
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Type III hypersensitivity may develop when immune complexes form at body surfaces, following repeated inhalation of allergens from molds, plants, or animals. |
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| | B) | False |
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Allergic contact dermatitis is caused solely by haptens. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Autoimmunity often is benign, whereas autoimmune disease is often fatal. |
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A transplanted cornea is rarely rejected since lymphocytes do not circulate into the anterior chamber of the eye. |
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| | B) | False |
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To date, most genetic errors associated with immunodeficiencies are located on the Y chromosome and produce primary or congenital immunodeficiencies. |
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A hemaglutination inhibition test is widely used to diagnose influenza, measles, and mumps. |
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Dyes such as rhodamine B or fluorescein isothiocyanate, when coupled to antibody molecules, change the antibody's capacity to bind to a specific antigen. |
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A DNA-based vaccine must be administered intravenously versus orally. |
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An inactivated vaccine produces only a humoral response, whereas an attenuated one produces both a humoral and cell-mediated response. |
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A wheal is observed in a positive reaction to an allergen in a skin test. |
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