A person is given an attenuated antigen as a vaccine.When the person asks what was given in the vaccine, how should the nurse respond? The antigen is:
A) alive, but less infectious.
B) mutated, but highly infectious.
C) normal, but not infectious.
D) inactive, but infectious.

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Attenuated vaccines contain live pathogens that have been weakened so they are less infectious, allowing the immune system to recognize and respond to the antigen without causing disease.

A Person Is Given an Attenuated Antigen as a Vaccine