Immunization Flashcards
What is immunization?
renders a person protected from an infectious disease
how does immunity happen naturally? how does it work?
exposure to the disease once, giving the immune system a memory of the disease
on second exposure, the adaptive immune system elicits a faster, stronger rxn
don’t become clinically ill
What are the two ways to provide immunity?
- passively
- actively
What is passive immunity?
the transfer of active humoral immunity (ready made Ab) from one person to another
what is an example of passive immunity involving infants?
maternal Ab transferred to fetus through placenta and breast feeding
How can passive immunity be induced artificially?
with high levels of humor (or horse) Ab (IgG)w specific for a pathogen or toxin transferred to non-immune individuals
can be used to counteract the effects of a toxin
when are 2 times passive immunity is used?
- when there is a high risk of infection and insufficient time for the body to develop it’s own immune response
- to reduce symptoms of ongoing or immunosuppressive disease
what are the benefits of passive immunity?
- faster than active
- protects during incubation period
what are the cons of passive immunity?
- short term solution
- can get disease after IgG gone
- not as effective as active
How is disease specific IgG created?
prepared by exposing humans or animals to the disease and than harvesting the Ab they make in response to disease
why is human IgG preferred to animal IgG?
- less rxns
- lasts longer (3 wks)
If you are using animal IgG what do you need to do before administering the dose?
test for hypersensitivity
what animal causes the least amount of allergic rxns with passive immunizations?
rodents/mice
What diseases do we have IgGs available for? Human (7) and horse (3).
Human: - Hep A - Hep B - Measles - Rabies - Rubella - Varicella - Tetanus Horse: - botulism - snake bite - black widow
What is active immunization?
introduction of immunity after exposure to an antigen
How is active immunity achieved?
Through vaccines; Ab created by the recipient in response to vaccine and may be stored permanently
How are active immunizations delivered?
series of injections over time
T/F: everyone who receives a vaccine for the chicken pox will be immune?
F; not everyone who receives a vaccination is immune.
What do vaccines usually contain?
agents that resemble disease-causing microorganisms
What are vaccines usually made from (4 materials)?
- weakened microbes
- killed microbes
- microbe toxins
- microbe surface proteins
What are the 3 different types of vaccines available today?
- live attenuated
- killed, inactivated
- toxoids
What materials do live attenuated vaccines?
- weakened microbes
How do live attenuated vaccines work?
weakened microbes replicated after administration to induce an immune response
What type of materials do viral vaccines usually use?
live viruses that have been chemically modified to decrease its virulence
how does chemically modifying live viruses benefit administration of live attenuated vaccinations?
doesn’t cause serious disease in healthy immune systems
Benefits of live attenuated vaccines?
- good response
- 1-2 doses for lifetime immunity
what live attenuated vaccine do we have to administer annually?
the flu vaccine
Who should not receive live attenuated vaccines?
Immunocompromised: pt that can’t tolerate even a mild form of the disease
What is the downside of live attenuated vaccines?
- can revert to more pathologic form and cause disease
- most contraindications
- pt can shed live virus after vaccine
- most S/E
List 5 types of live attenuated vaccines.
- intranasal influenza
- small pox (not since ‘72)
- Measles, mumps, rubella (MMRII)
- varicella vaccine
- varicella-zoster vaccine
how are killed, inactivated vaccines made?
by inactivating, or killing, the virus during the process of making the vaccine
are killed, inactivated vaccines made from whole bacteria/viruses or fractional antigenic components?
both