Antivenom injection contains preformed antibodies while polio drops that are administered into the body contain:
Activated pathogens
Harvested antibodies
Gamma globulin
Attenuated pathogens
As we learnt
Vaccines -
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease.
- wherein
The use of vaccines and immunisation programmes have enabled us to completely eradicate a deadly disease like smallpox. A large number of other infectious diseases like polio, diphtheria, pneumonia and tetanus have been controlled to a large extent by the use of vaccines.
The oral polio vaccines consists of attenuated pathogens
Option 1)
Activated pathogens
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Option 2)
Harvested antibodies
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Option 3)
Gamma globulin
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Option 4)
Attenuated pathogens
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