UPSC Prelims 2020 – Question 45

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?

1. These vaccines are effective against pneumonia as well as meningitis and sepsis.
2. Dependence on antibiotics that are not effective against drug-resistant bacteria can be reduced.
3. 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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