PAEDIATRICS PRACTICE 6

                        INSTRUCTION: SELECT THE SINGLE BEST OPTION
   

1.   The following confer passive immunity except:
   a.       Hepatitis B immune globulin
   b.      Rabies immune globulin
   c.       Antitoxin
   d.      V1 capsular polysaccharide for typhoid
   e.      Antiserum
   2.       The initial antibodies produced following vaccination are of the ..................... class.
   a.       IgA
   b.      IgG
   c.       IgM
   d.      IgE
   e.      None of the above
   3.       The following include the class of agents used for immunisation except:
   a.       Vaccines
   b.      Toxoids
   c.       Antitoxin
   d.      Recombinant
   e.      Immune globulin
   4.       Examples of live attenuated vaccine does not include:
   a.       Oral polio vaccine
   b.      Injectable polio vaccine
   c.       Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
   d.      Measles vaccine
   e.      Yellow fever vaccine
   5.       The following are whole live cell inactivated vaccines except:
   a.       Pertusis vaccine
   b.      Oral polio vaccine
   c.       Diphtheria vaccine
   d.      Tetanus toxoid
   e.      None of the above
   6.       The following are fractional protein-based vaccines except:
   a.       Cholera vaccine
   b.      Acellular pertusis
   c.       Tetanus toxoid
   d.      Diphtheria vaccine
   e.      None of the above
   7.       An example of pure polysaccharide based vaccine is:
   a.       Meningococcal vaccine
   b.      Diphtheria vaccine
   c.       Pertusis vaccine
   d.      Measles vaccine
   e.      Yellow fever vaccine
   8.       An example of conjugate vaccine is:
   a.       Acellular pertusis
   b.      Yellow fever
   c.       haemophilus influenzae typbe b vaccine
   d.      Meningococcal vaccine
   e.      Oral polio vaccine
   9.       Hepatitis B vaccine is best described as:
   a.       Fractional protein-based vaccine
   b.      Pure polysaccharide vaccine
   c.       Recombinant vaccine
   d.      Whole cell vaccine
   e.      Live attenuated vaccine
   10.   The full meaning of the acronym ‘EPI’ is:
   a.       Extended programme on immunisation
   b.      Expanded programme on immunisation
   c.       European programme on immunisation
   d.      Eritrean products for immunisation
   e.      England programme on immunisation
   
   
   
   
   ANSWERS:
   1. d
   2.c
   3. d
   4. b
   5. a
   6. a
   7. a
   8. c
   9. c
   10. b