KROK 1 2012 – Question 172 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
There was a record of some anthrax cases among animals in a countryside. The spread of disease can be prevented by means of immunization. What kind of vaccine should be used?
- A. Salk vaccine
- B. Diphteria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
- C. Sabin’s vaccine
- D. STI live vaccine
- E. BCG vaccine
Hint
Identify the causative organism of anthrax, then ask which preparation contains antigens of that specific agent rather than of another pathogen.
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