Quiz 2: Common immunisations

Please choose the one, most correct answer to each question or statement.

1. Which is a routine immunisation in South Africa?
   • Cholera
   • Typhoid
   • Measles
2. What is an important clinical sign of polio?
   • A pink rash
   • Muscle weakness
   • A severe cough
3. Tetanus used to be common:
   • In newborn babies with infection of the umbilical cord
   • In school children who lived in overcrowded homes
   • In adolescents with ear infections
4. Which immunisation prevents against meningitis and pneumonia?
   • Hib (Haemophilus influenza B)
   • Diphtheria
   • Pertussis (Whooping cough)
5. What is a common cause of diarrhoea in children?
   • Rotavirus
   • Haemophilus
   • Tuberculosis
6. Which immunisation protects against cervical cancer?
   • Varicella
   • HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)
   • Hepatitis A
7. Which immunisation is only given to children with chronic chest conditions?
   • Hexavalent
   • BCG
   • Viral influenza
8. How is Rotavirus immunisation given?
   • By injection under the skin (subcutaneous)
   • By injection into a muscle
   • As drops into the mouth
9. Hexavalent immunisations is always given:
   • On the left side of the body
   • On the right side of the body
   • It does not matter as either left or right can be used
10. In older children immunisations are given:
    • Into the outer side of the thigh
    • Into the upper arm
    • Into the buttocks