Virology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 30-year-old pregnant woman at 16 weeks gestation presents for travel counseling before visiting Central America. She has vital signs: BP 118/76, HR 82, RR 16, Temp 37°C, SpO2 98% on room air. Prenatal labs show normal CBC and metabolic panel. She denies fever, rash, or recent illness. She takes only prenatal vitamins. Which vaccine is contraindicated during her pregnancy due to containing live attenuated organisms?
Answer choices
- AYellow fever vaccineCorrect answer
- BInactivated influenza vaccine
- CTetanus toxoid
- DRabies vaccine
- EHepatitis B vaccine
- FVaricella-zoster vaccine
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