Immunoprophylaxis Flashcards
Under Principles of Microbial Control
These are used to elicit an immune response to prevent or minimize disease produced by infectious agents.
Vaccines
Vaccines may be composed of
- the infectious agent (live or killed),
- a portion of the agent that is “immunogenic”
The immunogenic portion of the agent in the vaccine could be:
- Toxoid (inactivated toxin), bacterins (killed bacteria)
- DNA/RNA
- subunit vaccine
The ability of an organism to resist infection or toxin by the action of a specific and targeted response.
Immunity
An example of immunity is when ______ is produced by B cells.
antibodies
An example of Immunity is when leukocytes particularly produce:
CD4+ Th
Immunity is developed through:
- Natural infection
- Vaccination
A successful ____ triggers the adaptive immunity to create a memory response.
Vaccination
In vaccination, _______ can react quickly the next time the antigen is encountered.
Memory cells
It’s the ability of a substance to induce a cellular (T lymphocyte) and humoral (antibodies produced by B lymphocytes) immune response.
Immunogenicity
Immunogenicity is the ability of a substance to induce a _____ and ____ immune response.
- cellular (T lymphocyte)
- humoral (antibodies produced by B lymphocytes)
The ability to be specifically recognized by antibodies generated as a result of the immune response to the given substance.
Antigenicity
It’s a tiny weakened and non-dangerous fragment of the organism and includes parts of the antigen.
Vaccine
It’s what we need for our body to learn to build the specific antibody.
Vaccine
It help for when the body encounters the real antigen later, as part of the real organism, it already knows how to defeat it.
Vaccine
The first vaccine was developed by
Dr. Edward Jenner
When was the first vaccine developed by Dr. Edward Jenner?
1796
Dr Edward Jenner observed that milkmaids who were exposed to ____ were immune to _____.
- cowpox
- smallpox
Who did Dr. Edward Jenner exposed to cowpox and 2 months later also exposed to smallpox (which he survived)
8 year-old James Phipps
It is very similar to variola virus (smallpox) thus providing cross-immunity.
Vaccinia virus (cow pox)
Vaccinia virus (cow pox) is very similar to ______ thus providing cross-immunity.
Variola virus (smallpox)
The term vaccine originated from the word ____, meaning cow
vacca
Vacca, where the “vaccine” word originated, means ____
cow
It refers to inactivated toxin
Toxoid
It refers to killed bacteria.
Bacterins
What does the vaccination create when triggering the adaptive immunity?
A memory response
How long did Dr. Edward Jenner take to decide to expose 8 year old James Phipps to smallpox, after exposing to cowpox?
2 months later
What does Vaccinia virus (cowpox) provide along with its similar virus- variola virus (smallpox)?
Cross-immunity
Example of Antibodies
- IgG
- IgM
- IgA
- some IgE
It refers to the combined strength of all binding sites of antibody.
Avidity
It refers to the longevity of antibodies.
Persistence
In the time course of antibody production, in the primary response, what appears first? and what is it’s being followed by?
IgM appears first, followed by IgG