2- Immunity Flashcards

1
Q

What do Immunizations do?

A

help body protect against disease by providing or stimulating immunity

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2
Q

Whats in a vaccine

A

contains whole or fractured microorganisms

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3
Q

What is a Killed vaccine?

A

dead whole microorganisms, or their components

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4
Q

Killed vaccine
Will there be Disease?
Will there be antibodies?

A

Immune system will create antibodies

No disease

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5
Q

What is a weakened or avirulent microbe?

Is it a live or dead vaccine?

A

attenuated

live vaccine

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6
Q

What type of vaccine could potentially cause disease in certain populations?

A

attenuated

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7
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What is a bacterial toxin called?

A

toxoid

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8
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Is a toxoid toxic?

A

nontoxic- body can amount an immune response to it.

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9
Q

Whats in a vaccination?

A

giving a vaccine (whole or fractured organism) or toxoid

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10
Q

immunocompromised: can they be given a live vaccine?

A

Yes, it won’t hurt them but it may not be effective

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11
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Why won’t immunocompromised person given a live vaccine get affected?

A

immune system not able to mount a response (manufacture antibodies)

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