Vaccines are given to provide protection against pathogen causing infections. Which of the following statements best describes how vaccines work? a Fever and swelling develop which is the first response in killing a pathogen. b. Antibodies in the vaccine provide the body with nonspecific immunity to an antigen. An inactivated or killed virus stimulates the body to develop specific immunity to C. that type of virus. d. Heathy bacteria causes the body to release toxins which will protect the body if later exposed to different type of bacteria.

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