Lesson 8 Flashcards
First vaccine
Cowpox, 1796, Dr. Jenner
Observed that milk maids who ha previously had cow pox didnt have small pox
Word vaccine comes from
Cow (vacca)
Lousis pasteur
Passed that all inoculations for various diseases should be called vaccines in order to commemorate Dr. Jenner
Polio virus is highly ____ and affects ____
Infectious
Oung children
Initial symptoms of poliomyelitis (Polio) (6)
Fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiff neck and pain in the limbs
Polio can cause ____ and it is often permanent
Paralysis
Vaccination for polio should start at
An early age
Vaccination for poli can establish
Life long immunity
Measles, mumps, Rubella are
Danderous and sometime deadly virus
Measles, mumps, Rubella vaccine is
Safe and effective
Measles, mumps, Rubella are cases in canada
Few hundred case after virus brought by travellers, spread only locally
Measles is
Severe respitory infection and is highly contagious
Measle complications
Secondary ear or lung infections
Antibiotics wont kill measles but can help with side effects
Mumps is
Contagious viral infection
Signs and syptoms of mumps apear ____ weeks after exposure
2-3
Once you have mumps the is ___ treatment
No treatment except pain meds
Rubella is generally a mild disease in
Children or young adults
Rubella is contagious and is transmitted by
Airborne doplets = coughs and sneezes
In canada children are given __ does of MMR vaccine
2
Most peopel born by _______ or later will have recieved MMR vac as a child
1970
T dap
Tetanus, diphtheria and Pertussis
Tetanus is now
Very rare
Tentanus is known as
Lock jaw
Tightening of muscles which can be extremely painful, can affect muscles of the neck
-___% of infected patients do not survive tetnus even with early treatment
10%
