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Vaccines which is prepared by removing the virulence ability of a pathogen without affecting its immune power is

A
Live vaccines
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Killed vaccines
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C
Acellular vaccines
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D
Attenuated vaccines
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Solution

The correct option is C Attenuated vaccines
Vaccines are of various types on the basis of there preparation such as live, killed and attenuated forms. The attenuated are the weakened forms of organisms in the vaccines. The pathogenicity of the organisms is reduced by altering the organism in such a way that the vaccine provokes the immune response but do not harm the host. The virulence capacity is reduced to prevent infection with the organism.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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