Adult Vaccines in the US Flashcards
Conjugate vaccines are important stimulators of (B or T cell) immunity?
T cell immunity
The booster response that occurs following further doses of vaccines is called ________.
Anamnestic response
True or False: Hib vaccine is a conjugate vaccine.
True
With vaccines that require multiple doses, the primary dose will trigger a primary immune response, resulting in _______ antibodies.
Low affinity
With vaccines that require multiple doses, the doses following the primary dose will trigger a secondary immune response, resulting in _______ antibodies.
High affinity
True or False: Influenza virus is a single stranded DNA virus.
False! Influenza virus is a single stranded RNA virus.
How many influenza virus antigen types are there and what are they?
3: Type A, Type B, and Type C
Which influenza antigen types are the most common?
Type A and Type B
Which influenza antigen types affect both humans and animals?
Only Type A
Which influenza antigen types affect only humans?
Type B and Type C
What are the 5 parts of influenza virus nomenclature?
- Virus type
- Geographic site
- Strain number
- Year of isolation
- Virus subtype
Intranasal flu vaccine is live attenuated. Where must it replicate so that it doesn’t cause disease?
It replicates in the nasal mucosa, NOT the lungs
What is the average incubation period for the flu?
About 2 days
A common complication of influenza is ______.
Bacterial pneumonia
Small changes in flu virus genes that happen continually over time with replication and viruses are closely related to one another is called ________.
Antigenic drift
Abrupt, major changes in the virus that results in new hemagglutinin and neuraminidase proteins is called ________.
Antigenic shift
The high dose flu vaccine is usually given to the elderly (over 65 YO) because it provides more antigen exposure so that their immune system responds adequately. The standard dose provides ___ mcg HA per dose, while the high dose provides ___ mcg HA per dose.
Standard dose = 45 mcg HA per dose
High dose = 180 mcg HA per dose
True or False: Live attenuated vaccines can’t be used in immunosuppressed or pregnant people.
True
What is the difference between the trivalent and the quadrivalent influenza vaccines?
Trivalent = has 2 influenza A strains (H1N1 and H3N2) and 1 influenza B strain Quadrivalent = Same as trivalent + influenza B strain
The influenza vaccine is recommended for which age group?
All persons 6 months of age or older.
Which type of flu vaccine contains egg proteins?
A. Live attenuated
B. Inactivated
C. Recombinant
B. Inactivated
pneumococcal disease is mainly caused by which organism?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Does pneumococcal disease has an animal or insect reservoir?
No
Which serotypes are included in the PCV13 vaccine?
1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18, 19A, 19F, 23F
Which serotypes are most likely to cause severe pneumonias and meningitis?
1, 5, 7, 19