Passive-active immunity is useful for the exposure of the following infection:
Correct Answer: All of the above
Description: Passive-active immunity is induced by giving both immunoglobulins to provide immediate protection and a vaccine to provide long-term protection. Rabies immune globulin (RIG) is used in the prevention of rabies in people who may have been exposed to the virus. Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) is used in the prevention of hepatitis B in people who may have been exposed to the virus either by needle-stick or as a neonate born of a mother who is a carrier of HBV. Varicella-zoster immune globulin (VZIG) is used in the prevention of disseminated zoster in people who may have been exposed to the virus and who are immunocompromised. Ref: Levinson W. (2012). Chapter 36. Viral Vaccines. In W. Levinson (Ed),Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, 12e.
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