immunisations

Question 1

name the live attenuated vaccines

Answer 1

measles
mumps
rubella
poliomyelitis

Question 2

inactive organism vaccines

Answer 2

pertussis (whooping cough)

whole cell typoid

Question 3

components of organisms in vaccines

Answer 3

influenza
pneumococcal
diptheria
tetanus toxoid

Question 4

current routine immunisation given at 2 months

Answer 4

diptehria
tetanus
pertussis
polio
pneumococcus
rotavirus
haemophilus influenzae B

Question 5

when shouldnt you give a child a vaccine?

Answer 5

if confirmed anaphylaxis reaction to previous dose of antigen

immunosuppressed or pregnant (live vaccines)

egg allergy (yellow fever and flu)

severe latex allergy

prolonged unresponsiveness

acute or evolving illness

fever over 39.5 within 48 hours

convulsion or encephalopathy within 72 hours

Question 6

which group of meningococcal disease is the worst?

Answer 6

serogroup B

can cause meningits and septicaemia

Question 7

can BCG be used to treat bladder cancer?

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

other name for diptheria?

Answer 8

white throat -characterized by sore throat and low grade fever