Live attenuated vaccines are used to treat all of the following diseases except:

Correct answer: C. Cholera and rabies

  • A. Typhoid and plague
  • B. Polio and measles
  • C. Cholera and rabies
  • D. Mumps and influenza

Explanation

Live attenuated vaccines are designed to provoke a strong immune response by using a weakened form of the virus. They are used for diseases like measles, mumps, and polio. However, cholera and rabies vaccines do not typically use live attenuated strains. Cholera vaccines are usually inactivated, while rabies vaccines are inactivated or recombinant. Understanding the specific vaccines available for each disease is crucial for answering this question correctly.

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