B6

Question 1

Vaccine

Answer 1

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins

Question 2

Penicillin testing

Answer 2

With a skin test, the allergist or nurse administers a small amount of the suspect penicillin to your skin either with a tiny needle that scratches the skin or an injection. A positive reaction to a test will cause a red, itchy, raised bump

Question 3

Clinical trails

Answer 3

Clinical trials are experiments or observations done in clinical research. Such prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants are designed to answer specific questions

Question 4

Placebo

Answer 4

Any intentionally ineffective medical treatment, such as a sugar pill, used to replace medication. In clinical trials, placebos are given to blind control groups used in experimental research to compare the results with those of the experimental drug.