The current vaccines that are marketed for human papillomavirus and hepatitis B are examples of what type of vaccine?

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The human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccines are both subunit vaccines, which means they contain only a fragment of the virus or bacteria they protect against. In the case of these vaccines, they contain proteins from the virus/bacteria that elicit an immune response without causing disease.

D) Live attenuated vaccine and C) Whole inactivated vaccine are not correct choices for these vaccines. Live attenuated vaccines contain a weakened form of the live virus or bacteria, while whole inactivated vaccines contain the entire killed virus or bacteria. Neither of these describes the HPV or hepatitis B vaccines.

B) Chimeric virus and E) Multivalent peptide vaccine are also not correct choices. Chimeric viruses are created by combining parts of different viruses, while multivalent peptide vaccines contain multiple copies of a specific protein antigen. Neither of these is an accurate description of the HPV or hepatitis B vaccines.

The Current Vaccines That Are Marketed for Human Papillomavirus and Hepatitis