Think you know about vaccines and childhood diseases? Test your knowledge with our latest quiz.

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True or false: Children still receive the polio vaccine in the United States?  

If you said true, give yourself a gold star! In fact, the polio vaccine is on the Virginia list of School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements

Polio is a disease that was eliminated in the United States with the vaccine, but still is a threat in other countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  

Last week was World Immunization Week and National Infant Immunization Week. But it’s always a good time to talk to your healthcare provider and your child’s pediatrician about vaccines.  

It’s also a good time to test your knowledge of required vaccines for school and day care settings and diseases with associated vaccines that you may have forgotten about.

Take our quiz below to find out how much you know about the following diseases and vaccines, then check your answers below the quiz:

 

  1. Tetanus can be fatal without a vaccine.
    1. True
    2. False
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  2. The Hepatitis A vaccine is not one of the school minimum immunization requirements in Virginia.
    1. True
    2. False
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  3. What does DTaP stand for?
    1. Diptheria, Tetanus & Pertussis
    2. Diptheria, Tetanus & Polio
    3. Diptheria, Tetanus & Pneumococcal
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  4. Hepatitis _____ is spread through blood or other bodily fluids and can be spread from an infected mother to child during birth.
    1. A (Hepatitis A)
    2. B (Hepatitis B)
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  5. Rubella was once also called ______ measles. 
    1. Traveling measles
    2. German measles
    3. Eastern measles
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  6. Pertussis is also known as:
    1. Ear, Nose and Throat Disease
    2. Breathing Fever 
    3. Whooping Cough
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  7. Pneumococcal disease can infect the following parts of the body:
    1. Brain
    2. Lungs
    3. Ears
    4. Blood
    5. All of the above
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  8. The MMR vaccine stands for Malaria, Meningitis and Rabies.
    1. True
    2. False
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  9. Hib – Haemophilus influenzae type b – can cause:
    1. Brain damage
    2. Deafness
    3. All of the above
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  10. Chickenpox is also known as:
    1. Varicella
    2. Legionella
    3. Tarantella

 

 

Answers:  

1. True. The disease also can cause lockjaw and muscle stiffness. A vaccine for tetanus is included in the DTap vaccine.

2. False. Effective July 1, 2021, a minimum of two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine is required at Kindergarten entry. The first dose should be administered at age 12 months or older. 

3. A. It stands for Diptheria, Tetanus & Pertussis

4. B. The answer is hepatitis B. The Hepatitis B vaccine is part of the Virginia School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements.

5. B. German measles. The vaccine for rubella is included in the MMR vaccine.

6. C. Whooping Cough. The DTaP vaccine includes pertussis and is part of the Virginia School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements.

7. E. The vaccine is part of the Virginia School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements.

8. False. MMR stands for Measles, Mumps & Rubella. The MMR is part of the Virginia School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements.

9. C. The most common type of Hib disease is meningitis. The vaccine is part of the Virginia School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements.

10. A. The vaccine is part of the Virginia School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements.