Multiple choice

Triple vaccine is administered to a new-born child to immunize it against:

  1. whooping cough, tetanus and measles

  2. whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria

  3. tetanus, diphtheria, measles and rubella

  4. tetanus, diphtheria, small pox and rubella
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Explanation

The DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus) or 'triple vaccine' protects against these three serious bacterial diseases. Whooping cough is the common name for pertussis. Measles, rubella, and smallpox are covered by different vaccines (MMR, measles, smallpox).

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