Toxoid vaccines, such as the vaccines against diphtheria and tetanus, elicit a(n)
A) antibody response against gram-positive bacteria.
B) antibody response against these bacterial toxins.
C) TC cell response.
D) immune complex.
E) dendritic cell proliferation.

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Toxoid vaccines work by eliciting an antibody response against the toxins produced by bacteria, rather than the bacteria themselves.

Toxoid Vaccines, Such as the Vaccines Against Diphtheria and Tetanus