Question

Vaccine TAB is used to prevent
(A) TB
(B) Typhoid
(C) Tetanus
(D) All of the above

Answer 1

Vaccines are the substances that are artificially applied to the body and this helps in the boosting of the immune system when the pathogenic microorganisms enter into the body. Vaccine TAB is the vaccine that has the killed bacteria in it.

Complete answer:
The vaccine TAB is used for the prevention of the Typhoid. This vaccine helps in preventing the typhoid, paratyphoid A and the paratyphoid B. The daily consumption of this vaccine may lead to high fever but it can be consumed limited for the control of typhoid fever. Typhoid is the fatal bacterial disease and is caused by the bacteria salmonella typhoid.

The vaccine TAB consists of the heat treated dead bacterial cells in it, this causes the salmonella to die. Typhoid is characterized by the high fever, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea etc. This is mainly caused due to the contaminated food and the water. Hence the vaccine TAB is used to treat typhoid. The other options TB is prevented by the BCG vaccine and the tetanus is prevented using the DT vaccine.

Hence the correct answer is OPTION(B)

Note: The typhoid can be avoided by using the clean food and the water for in taking. The maintenance of the hygienic surroundings are also very important to get away from the typhoid disease. Hand washing must be done frequently in order to clean up the contaminated germs in the hand.