DPT vaccine is effective against which of the following diseases?

Pertussis

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Tetanus

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Tuberculosis

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Polio

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Solution

The correct options are
A
Pertussis

B
Tetanus

DPT is a combination of vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the bacterium that causes pertussis.

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DPT vaccine is effective against which of the following diseases?

The correct options are A Pertussis B Tetanus DPT is a combination of vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the bacterium that causes pertussis.

The correct options are
A
Pertussis

B
Tetanus

DPT is a combination of vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the bacterium that causes pertussis.