What Type of Vaccine is the Live,weakened Measles Virus

Question

What type of vaccine is the live,weakened measles virus?
A)conjugated vaccine
B)subunit vaccine
C)nucleic acid vaccine
D)attenuated whole-agent vaccine
E)toxoid vaccine

Accepted Answer

The live, weakened measles virus vaccine is an attenuated whole-agent vaccine. This vaccine contains a version of the live virus that has been weakened so that it can stimulate an immune response without causing illness. This type of vaccine is highly effective in producing immunity to the measles virus.