Childhood immunization

Question 1

communicable disease

Answer 1

transferred from 1 person to another

Question 2

incubation period

Answer 2

how it transfers

Question 3

prodromal period

Answer 3

early symptoms to feeling worse and the time it takes

Question 4

period of communicability

Answer 4

how long you are contagious

Question 5

antibody

Answer 5

protein in serum that is formed in response from exposure to an antigen

Question 6

antigen

Answer 6

variety of foreign substances that cause our body to make an antibody

Question 7

live attenuated virus

Answer 7

suspension of live or inactivated microorganism or fractions of it that are administered to induce immunity and prevent disease

Question 8

who do you not give live attenuated viruses too?

Answer 8

cancer patients, immunocompromised, pregnant, children receiving corticosteroids, or immunoglobulins

Question 9

types of live viruses

Answer 9

MMR
Varicella
Flu mist

Question 10

when should you be concerned about a vaccine reaction?

Answer 10

black urticaria or edematous all over body

swelling airway

Question 11

Dtap has 3 commonents

Answer 11

diptheria
tetanus
pertussis

Question 12

diptheria

Answer 12

causes a thick covering in back of throat that leads to breathing problems, paralysis, HF, death

Question 13

tetanus

Answer 13

painful tightening of muscles

Question 14

pertussis

Answer 14

whooping cough, coughing makes it hard to eat, drink and breath. Can lead to pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and death. can cause seizures

Question 15

polio

Answer 15

activated
a disease caused by airborne virus that can lead to paralysis and death
contraindicated if they have an allergy to myocin type drug like daptomycin

Question 16

MMR has 3 components

Answer 16

measles
mumps
rubella
live virus
fever may occur 7-10 days after vaccine

Question 17

measles

Answer 17

virus that causes rash, cough, fever, leads to ear infection, PNA, diarrhea, seizures, brain damage, and death

Question 18

mumps

Answer 18

viruses causing fever, HA, swollen glands under jaw, leads to hearing loss, meningitis, and swollen testicles in males

Question 19

Rubella

Answer 19

German measles, causes rash, fever, swollen glands, arthritis. if women are pregnant, can loose babies or babies are born with defects

Question 20

Hib

Answer 20

haemophilus influenza type B

bacteria causes meningitis, PNA, infection and can lead to death

Question 21

Hep B

Answer 21

viral infection infecting the liver

contraindication if allergy to bakers yeast

Question 22

Varicella

Answer 22

disease causes rash, fever, anorexia, leads to ear infection, PNA, encephalitis, and thrombocytopenia
Live virus
contraindications if immunocompromised, pregnant or taking corticosteroids

Question 23

prevnar

Answer 23

disease causing PNA, bacteremia, sinus infection, and acute otitis media
SE are drowsiness, N/V/D, redness at site

Question 24

rotavirus

Answer 24

virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea
Oral
must be younger than 32 weeks of age to recieve

Question 25

influenza

Answer 25

yearly injection
6m and older
children younger than 8 need 2 injections, 2 weeks apart, the first time they receive the vaccine

Question 26

immunocompromised children cannot receive which vaccines

Answer 26

varicella
MMR
flumist