B6.1 Vaccination Flashcards
1
Q
What are antigens?
A
Unique proteins on every surface of a cell
2
Q
What do antibodies do?
A
Join up with the antigens and inactivate or destroy that particular pathogen
3
Q
What are memory cells?
A
White blood cells that can destroy the same pathogen if it enters the body again
4
Q
What is immunisation?
A
Involves giving you a vaccine made of a dead or inactivated of a disease causing microorganism
5
Q
How do vaccinations work?
A
Small amount of dead or inactive forms of a pathogen is introduced into your body - the stimulates the white blood cells to produce anti bodies needed to fight the pathogen
6
Q
What is herd immunity?
A
If the large proportion of the population is immune to a disease the spread of the pathogen in the population is reduced
