Vaccinology Questions

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Question Category Year
Enumerate all the diseases against which vaccines are currently available (DNB 1993/2)15General1993
Immunization schedule basis in child suffering from AIDS (DNB 1994/1)15General1994
Live vaccines used in pediatric age group (DNB 1995/1)10General1995
Adverse reactions that may occur following use of vaccines included in the National Immunization Schedule in India (DNB 1995/2)10General1995
Describe briefly various adverse reactions following vaccinations and discuss their management (DNB 1997/2)25General1997
Combination vaccine (DNB 1999/2)10, (DNB 2003/1)15General1999
Cold Chain (DNB 2000/1)15, (DNB 2014/2)5General2000
Vaccine Vial Monitor (DNB 2004/1)15General2004
Describe the criteria or conditions to be considered for approving a 'newer' vaccine in an immunization program of a developing country (DNB 2008/1)10, (DNB 2013/2)10General2008
Tabulate the various newer vaccines available to prevent respiratory disease in children, with their types, dosage schedule, route, important side effects and efficacy (DNB 2011/2)10General2011
Define the following: (DNB 2013/1)2X5 a. Herd immunity b. Herd effect c. Vaccine immunogenicity d. Vaccine efficacy; and e. Vaccine effectivenessGeneral2013
Salient differences between the National and IAP immunization schedule (DNB 2013/1)(5)General2013
Conjugate vaccines (DNB 2015/1)3, (DNB 2021/1)5General2015
Pentavalent vaccines (DNB 2016/2)5General2016
Adolescent vaccination (DNB 2017/1)5General2017
Immunization in immunosuppressed children (DNB 2018/1)5General2018
Adolescence immunization (DNB 2018/2)5General2018
Classification of AEFI (DNB 2019/1)5General2019
Combined vaccines (DNB 2019/1)5General2019
Components of cold chain for immunisation in a hospital setting and its monitoring (DNB 2019/1)5General2019
Different immunisation campaigns in India and their role in improving immunization coverage (DNB 2019/2)6General2019
Future vaccines (DNB 2019/2)5General2019
Immunization in adolescents (DNB 2020/2)5General2020
Vaccine Hesitancy (DNB 2020/2)5, (DNB 2022/1)5, (DNB 2022/2)5General2020
Assessment of causality in Adverse Events Following Immunization (DNB 2021/1)5General2021
Vaccination in children with cancer on chemotherapy (DNB 2021/1)5General2021
Dengue vaccines (DNB 2021/1)5General2021
Types of Adverse Events Following Immunization (DNB 2021/2)5General2021
Malaria vaccines (DNB 2021/2)4General2021
National immunization schedule (DNB 2022/1)5General2022
Adverse events following immunization (DCH 2024/1)5General2024
Write briefly about different types of vaccine against rabies. Discuss various schedules of pre and post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies (DNB 2012/1)5+5Rabies Vaccine2012
Anti-rabies vaccine - Different schedules, advantages of each schedule (DNB 2019/2)5Rabies Vaccine2019
Post exposure prophylaxis for dog bite (DNB 2020/1)5Rabies Vaccine2020
Monoclonal Antibodies in post exposure prophylaxis of Rabies (DNB 2021/1)5Rabies Vaccine2021
Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (DCH 2024/1)5Rabies Vaccine2024
Varicella vaccine (DNB 2000/1)15Varicella Vaccine2000
Complications of measles vaccination and management (DNB 1994/2)15Measles Vaccine1994
MR vaccine (DNB 2023/2)5Measles Vaccine2023
H.Influenza B vaccine (DNB 1998/2)15Hib Vaccine1998
Tabulate the following details with regards to Rotavirus vaccine, HIB vaccine and Pneumococcal vaccine: (DNB 2009/2)10 a) Type of vaccine b) Dose c) Route d) Appropriate age of vaccination e) Justification of its usage f) Side effect and g) DrawbackHib Vaccine2009
Typhoid Vaccines (DNB 1997/1)15, (DNB 2019/1)5Typhoid Vaccine1997
Typhoid conjugate vaccine (DNB 2020/1)5Typhoid Vaccine2020
Hepatitis B immunization (DNB 1993/2)10Hepatitis B Vaccine1993
Hepatitis B vaccine (DNB 1996/1)5, (DNB 1997/1)10Hepatitis B Vaccine1996
Pneumococcal vaccine (DNB 1996/2)15Pneumococcal Vaccine1996
Pneumococcal vaccine (DNB 2017/2)5, (DNB 2022/2)5, (DNB 2024/2)5Pneumococcal Vaccine2017
Influenza Type B vaccine (DNB 1998/1)15Influenza Vaccine1998
Current status of post-DPT vaccine encephalopathy (DNB 1993/1)15DPT Vaccine1993
Discuss the aetiology, pathogenesis and prevention of pertussis in children. Write the differences in efficacy, duration of protection and adverse effects between whole cell and acellular pertussis vaccine (DNB 2014/1)6+4DPT Vaccine2014
Difference between acellular and whole cell pertussis vaccine (DNB 2023/1)5DPT Vaccine2023
Status of Polio vaccines (DNB 1993/1)15Polio Vaccine1993
Discuss the current role, advantages and disadvantages of OPV and IPV in control and eradication of poliomyelitis in India (DNB 2011/1)4+6Polio Vaccine2011
What is inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). What are the advantages and disadvantages of IPV over OPV? What is the schedule of IPV as recommended by IAP (DNB 2014/2)3+5+2Polio Vaccine2014
VAPP (Vaccine Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis) (DNB 2016/1)5Polio Vaccine2016
Injectable polio vaccination schedules (DNB 2024/1)5Polio Vaccine2024
Utility and controversy of HPV Vaccine (DNB 2010/1)5+5HPV Vaccine2010
HPV vaccine (DNB 2015/1)4HPV Vaccine2015
HPV vaccine-current status (DNB 2018/2)5HPV Vaccine2018
Rota virus vaccine (DNB 2015/1)3Rota Virus Vaccine2015
Rota virus vaccine- schedule, dosage, side effects (DNB 2017/1)5Rota Virus Vaccine2017
Pneumococcal vaccines (DNB 2024/2)5Pneumococcal Vaccine2024

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