Immunology Trivia
From antibodies and allergies to vaccines and rogue immune systems, prove your defenses are anything but mediocre.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
What type of immune cells remain after an infection or vaccination and respond more quickly if the same pathogen is encountered again?
Memory cells
Measles is caused by what type of germ?
A virus
A person with type A blood normally has antibodies against which ABO antigen?
B antigen
What type of medicine treats bacterial infections but does not work against viruses such as those causing the common cold?
Antibiotics
What disease, caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, is associated with painful jaw-muscle spasms known as “lockjaw”?
Tetanus