Immunizations Flashcards
Herd Immunity
Vacc. everyone so those who cannot be vaccinated are still protected
What is the first Vaccine given to infants
Hep B
Passive Immunity
Protection by another source that is TRANSFERRED by injection
What is the type of immunity that is produced by a person’s own immune system?
Active immunity
Which type of immunity wanes?
Passive
Which type of immunity is more permanent?
Active
Immune globulin (IG), Hyperimmune globulin, anti toxin, monoclonal antibodies are all types of what type of immunity/
Passive Immunity
What is a type of paramyoxovirus?
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
What is the most common cause of LRI/AOM
RSV
What is the name of the antibody serum for RSV?
Synagias
Vaccines are a type of what type of immunity?
Active immunity
Name the 4 types of vaccines.
Live attenuated
Inactive
Polysaccharide
Recombinant
What type of vaccine is a weakened wild type?
Live vaccines
What type of vaccines retains the ability to replicate?
Live vaccines
List the 5 types of current Live vaccines.
MMR, Varicella, Rotavirus, Influenza, Yellow fever
What type of vaccine is the whole or fraction of the virus/bacterium?
Inactived vaccine
What type of vaccine requires multiple doses?
Inactivated vaccine
List the types of Inactived vaccines.
Polio, hepA, rabies, influenza, acellular pertussis, HPV, Diptheria, tetnus
T/F pollysaccahride vaccines are inactivated
True
What type of vaccine is genetically engineered into yeast/viral cells?
Recombinant Vaccines
Name types of Recombinant Vaccines
HepB, HPV, Typhoid, Live influenza
DTap is given to children or adults?
Children
List the dosing schedule for Diptheria, Tetnus, acelluar Pertusis.
2,4,6 months, 15-18 months
Boosters 4-6 years, 11-12 years, then every 10
T/F The Tx: for diptheria is an antitoxin
True
What disease is caused by clostridum tetani?
Tetnus
What is the first s/s of Tetnus?
Lock Jaw—> spasms
TIG stands for what? and what is it used fo?
Tetnus immune globulin; used for post-exposure prophylaxis
What is caused by Bordetella pertussis gram negative?
Pertussis (Whooping cough)
Name the three stages of pertussis
Catarrhaal: increase cough 2 weeks, cold s/s
Paroxysmal: burst(paroxysms) 1-6 weeks
Convalescent: gradual recovery but s/s can reoccur with RI
T/F If you around children less than 12 months or are pregnant you should not get a Tdap vaccine?
False