Here is Question No. 45 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2020.
Q45. What is the importance of using Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in India?
- These vaccines are effective against pneumonia as well as meningitis and sepsis.
- Dependence on antibiotics that are not effective against drug-resistant bacteria can be reduced.
- These vaccines have no side effects and cause no allergic reactions.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: B
- The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) prevents us from pneumococcal disease. In the 1980s the first pneumococcal vaccine was developed. Pneumococcal disease refers to any illness caused by pneumococcal bacteria.
- Statement 1 is correct: Pneumonia, Sepsis, and Meningitis are the symptoms of pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines are effective against pneumonia as well as meningitis and sepsis.
- Statement 2 is correct: The growing resistance of pneumococcal bacteria to commonly used antibiotics underlines the urgent need for vaccines to be used to control pneumococcal disease. PCV prevents antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal infections
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