Lecture 12 Flashcards
1
Q
What are you interrupting with vaccinations
A
susceptible host
2
Q
What is the general vaccine rule
A
The more similar a vaccine is to the natural disease, the better the immune response to the vaccine
3
Q
Contradictions for influenza vaccination
A
- pregnancy allergy to eggs
- thimerosol
4
Q
What type of vaccine is influenza vaccine
A
- inactivated whole virus preparation, then split into components
- use of current year strain for vaccine
5
Q
Do you get the flue from the influenza vaccine?
A
NO- but I swear you do
6
Q
Who is at risk for influenza?
A
- Persons > 65 years old
- serious chronic illness
- immunosuppression
- anemia
- diabetes
- pregnancy
- HCW who treat persons at flu risk
- HIV patients
7
Q
What prevents people from vaccinating their children?
A
publics desire for absolute guarantees regarding vaccine efficacy and safety
8
Q
What trick is used to know when its time for a tetanus booster?
A
if your age ends with 5
9
Q
Lack of ____ can cause vaccines to not work as efficiently
A
sleep
