Immunisation and Prophylaxis Flashcards
1
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Examples of live attenuated vaccines
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- MMR
- VZV
- Smallpox
- Typhoid (oral)
- Polio (oral)
2
Q
Example of inactivated (killed) vaccines
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- Hep A
- Cholera (oral)
- Rabies
- Japanese encephalitis
- Influenza
3
Q
What is a detoxified exotoxin vaccines
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A toxin that has been treated with formalin which becomes a toxoid
4
Q
Examples of detoxified exotoxin vaccines
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- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
5
Q
Examples of subunit vaccines
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- Pertussis
- Haemophilus influenza type b
- Hep B
- Anthrax
- Typhoid