Question

State the principal of immunization. Name four disease covered wnder childhood immunization programmes in our country

Answer 1

principle of immunisation is that introducing dead or weakened germ antigen in the body stimulates the formation of specific antibodies by lymphocytes. These antibodies counter the effect of antigens in case it is introduced again thus making the individual immune to that disease.

Tetanus toxoid, Poliomyeletis, Measles and Tuberculosis