Developing Drugs & Vaccinations Flashcards
1
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what is a vaccine
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injects an inactive form of a pathogen into the body.
2
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what is an antigen
A
proteins, located on the surface of cells that trigger a specific immune response
3
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what is an antibody
A
protein that fights infections
4
Q
what is herd immunity
A
the protection when majority of the population is vaccinated against something
5
Q
what happens in preclinical trials
A
wide doses of the drug are tested in vitro (test tube/cell cultures) or vivo (animals)
6
Q
what happens in clinical trials
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7
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double-blind trials
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8
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how so vaccines work
A
when the dead pathogen is injected, the immune system produces antibodies
memory cells are made
this protects the person in case they’re infected again
