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The DPT vaccine is given toyoung babies to protect them from
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- diphtheria, polio and tetanus
- diphtheria, pneumonia and tuberculosis
- diphtheria, smallpox and tetanus
- diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
- diphtheria, polio and tetanus
Correct Option: D
DPT refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and killed whole cells of the organism that causes pertussis.
