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Immunization: You Call the Shots
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General Recommendations
on Immunization
 
 Objectives
 Antigens & Antibodies
 Active & Passive Immunity
 Types of Vaccines
 General Rules
 General Rule #1
 General Rule #2
 General Rule #3
 General Rule #4
 General Rule #5
 General Rule #6
 General Rule #7
 Contraindictions & Precautions
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General Rule #6

Adverse reactions following live attenuated vaccines
are similar to a mild form of the natural disease.

Adverse reactions following inactivated vaccines are
mostly local and may occur with or without fever.

A parent reports that her child has redness and swelling at the
vaccination site that began a few hours after the injection. This
is an example of which type of adverse reaction?

Option A Hypersensitivity reaction.
Option B Local reaction.
Option C Severe allergic reaction.
Option D Systemic reaction.

D is Incorrect. The answer is B.
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