Immune Memory & Vaccination Flashcards
1
Q
Over time what happens to serum antibodies?
A
they decline
2
Q
- Broad antigen response
- Multiple activation steps
- Die after several days
- no somatic hypermutation
A
Primary Effector Cells
3
Q
Specific
Easily activated
Clonal expansion
long-term immunity
A
Memory Cells
4
Q
In secondary immune response what are activated?
A
Memory B cells
Inhibits Naive B Cells
5
Q
What cell improves w. repeated exposure?
A
Memory B cells
6
Q
Vaccines are…
A
awesome and have a rapid effect
7
Q
There are 7 types of vaccines… what are they
A
Attenuated Inactivated Subunit Conjugateg Toxoid DNA Recombinant
8
Q
Cowpox vaccine was the…
A
First attenuated live virus vaccine
9
Q
Define Adjuvant
A
a compound that incites an adaptive immune response
makes response stronger
10
Q
What are some diseases that vaccines don’t work against?
A
Malaria Tuberculosis HIB/AIDS Measles Hep C
