Vaccines & Immunization Prevention — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptThe advancements made in biological science have armed us to effectively deal with many infectious diseases. The use of vaccines and immunisation programmes have enabled us to completely eradicate a deadly disease like smallpox. A large number of other infectious diseases like polio, diphtheria, pneumonia and tetanus have been controlled to a large extent by the use of vaccines. Biotechnology (about which you will read more in Chapter 10) is at the verge of making available newer and safer vaccines. Discovery of antibiotics and various other drugs has also enabled us to effectively treat infectious diseases.
Which of the following sets shows disease-prevention mismatch?
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Correct answer: C — Ringworm – Vaccination against fungal spores
There is no vaccine for ringworm; prevention is via hygiene and avoiding contaminated clothes/soil.
What does NCERT say about advancements made biological science?
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Through deep analysis of NEET and NTA, 176 of the 180 ReNEET 2026 (June 21) questions were already in the MedicNEET question bank before the exam.
176/180MedicNEET's Biology question bank is built from the same NCERT lines NTA picks repeatedly. Not random MCQs — questions crafted exactly like NTA crafts them.