Question

How do vaccines work if the pathogen in them is dead?

A. The immune system holds on to the dead pathogen from the vaccine, and if you are infected again, the new pathogen recognizes the dead
form of itself and becomes inactive so that it is not killed as well.
B. It causes antibodies to be generated that take the form of the pathogen, so the next time it is encountered, the antibodies make the pathogen
think the body is friendly and not a target.
C. It causes memory cells to be generated so that next time the pathogen is encountered the immune response is very fast, killing the pathogen
before it can do any harm.
D. The vaccine alters your body chemistry so that whichever pathogen you are vaccinated against cannot even enter your body in the first place.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Vaccination is the conferring of immunity to an individual by artificial means. A vaccine can be in the form of weakened or dead disease causing micro organisms. In the body, the dead pathogens stimulate the production of specific antibodies by the body such that next time the body gets infected by the actual pathogens, there will be no serious illness caused.