DPT is administered to prevent

Diphtheria

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Pertussis

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Tetanus

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All of the above

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The correct option is D All of the above
DPT (also DTP and DTwP) refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the organism that causes pertussis (wP).

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