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The DPT vaccine is given toyoung babies to protect them from – |
| A. | diphtheria, polio and tetanus |
| B. | diphtheria, pneumonia and tuberculosis |
| C. | diphtheria, smallpox and tetanus |
| D. | diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus |
| Answer» D. diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus | |
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Explanation: DPT refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and killed whole cells of the organism that causes pertussis. |
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