Antivenom injection contains performed antibodies while polio drops that are administered into body contain
Activated pathogens
Harvested antibodies
Gamma globulin
Attenuated pathogens
A
Attenuated pathogens
B
Activated pathogens
C
Harvested antibodies
D
Gamma globulin
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The oral polio vaccine (OPV) was developed in 1961 by Albert Sabin. Also called “trivalent oral polio vaccine” or “Sabin vaccine”, OPV consists of a mixture of live, attenuated (weakened) poliovirus strains of all three poliovirus types.
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