A patient is concerned about getting hepatitis A from the hepatitis A vaccine. To allay this concern, the nurse explains that:
A) the pathogen is treated with a chemical so it cannot reproduce and cause illness.
B) the pathogen is grown under conditions that make is less virulent.
C) the vaccine contains purified antigens rather than whole organisms.
D) toxins are treated with chemicals to remove toxic components.

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The hepatitis A vaccine contains an inactivated virus, meaning the pathogen is treated with a chemical so it cannot reproduce and cause illness.

A Patient Is Concerned About Getting Hepatitis a from the Hepatitis