Adult Vaccination Quiz

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "some adults incorrectly assume that the vaccines they received as children will protect them for the rest of their lives." However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points out that some adults were never vaccinated as children, newer vaccines were not available when some adults were children, and in some cases immunity can begin to fade over time.

Further, as we age, we become more susceptible to serious disease caused by common infections, such as influenza, the flu, and pneumococcus.

Since having up-to-date vaccines is important for both adults and adolescents, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends taking their online Adult Vaccine Quiz. The Adult Vaccine Quiz is only 15 questions long, however, factoring in the risk-factor reading you may have to examine in order to answer some question the quiz can take up to twenty minutes to complete.

What questions to expect on the Adult Vaccine Quiz

The Adult Vaccine Quiz is broken down into three sections. The first section of the Adult Vaccine Quiz "About You," covers general information such as age and gender. The second section of the Adult Vaccine Quiz "Your Lifestyle and Your Work" includes questions about your travel habits and general living arrangements (i.e. Are you a college student living in a dorm? Are you a resident in a nursing home?). The third section of the Adult Vaccine Quiz, "Your Health Status," is also the most time consuming. This section of the Adult Vaccine Quiz requires that you read the risk factors for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningitis, and pneumococcal disease.

In addition, the third section of the Adult Vaccine Quiz, asks you to detail certain facts about your medical history. For example: Do you have any of the following?

Blood disorder (like anemia, leukemia, or sickle cell anemia)

Cancer or cancer treatments

Diabetes (also called sugar diabetes)

Heart or lung disease

Liver or kidney disease

Weakened immune system (HIV/AIDS, cancer treatments)

In the end, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Adult Vaccine Quiz simplifies the sometimes a difficult task of understanding and keeping track of which vaccines you may need.

Upon completing the quiz, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide you with a list of vaccines you may need, and recommends that you take the results of the Adult Vaccine Quiz to your doctor or healthcare professional.

If you feel uncomfortable answering questions about your health online, you can also print out an Adult Vaccination Screening Form, fill it out at home and bring it to your doctor or health care professional.

Adult Immunization Schedule, www.cdc.gov