immuno

Question 1

The ____ is the bible for infectious disease in pediatrics.

Answer 1

red book

Question 2

which resrouces are for adults and peds

Answer 2

1. AAFP (american assoc of family phys)

2. CDC

Question 3

AAP

Answer 3

american academy of pediatrics

Question 4

ACIP

Answer 4

american committee on immunization processes

Question 5

• Conjugate vaccines

Answer 5

pathogens are surrounded by a polysaccharide capsule and are immunogenic (cause immune response)

Question 6

___________ alone are poorly immunogenic in kids

Answer 6

bacterial polysaccharids

Question 7

• Live attenuated vaccines

Answer 7

weakened version of the microbe that causes stronger mucosal immunity

Question 8

do not give LAV if

Answer 8

immunocompormised

received blood products in recent past

Question 9

non conjugate inactivated vaccines

Answer 9

organism is carefully killed thermally or chemically, however, immunogenicity is KEPT

Question 10

• Toxoids

Answer 10

vaccines with subunit antigens or inactivated toxins, which includes that parts that best cause immune responses.

Question 11

types of LAV

Answer 11

1. MMR
2. Varicella
3. Rotavirus
4. Influenza (nasal)
5. Zoster shingles

Question 12

types of conjugate vaccines

Answer 12

1. Influenza injection
2. Hep B
3. Haemophilus influenza type B
4. HPV
5. meningococcal
6. pheumococcal

Question 13

tpes of non-conjugate

Answer 13

1, polio

2. Hep A

Question 14

toxoids

Answer 14

diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus

Question 15

Reason for development

Answer 15

ppl started to move closer to one another and epidemics started to whipe ppl out

Question 16

___ is an extremely busy period of time for vaccinations

Answer 16

birth- 24 months

Question 17

booster vaccines are given when

Answer 17

4- 6 YO

Question 18

which vaccines are given to older children

Answer 18

meningococcal and HPV

Question 19

can ppl who are allergic to gets get influzena vaccine

Answer 19

YES

Question 20

does MMR cause autism

Answer 20

no

Question 21

do vaccines cause disease

Answer 21

no

Question 22

Comminity vaccination rates ____ herd immunity => outbreak

Answer 22

less than

Question 23

herd immunity depends on what?

% diffees based on

Answer 23

percentage of pop vaccinated

percentage differs for each disease

Question 24

There are 2 main reasons for vaccination

Answer 24

• Individual immunity: protect yourself against disease bc they are made for dzs that can kill or perm impair
• Herd immunity (community immunity): protect everyone in a community by vaccination bc if enough ppl are, its diff for the disease to come about again.
o Ppl who cannot get vaccine: somewhat protected bc likelihood of outbreak is low
o Ppl who may not have been fully immunized are also somewhat protected
o Vacines are never 100% effect
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