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YEAR 5: Microbiology and Infection PM > MI: Bacterial and Viral Vaccines > Flashcards

MI: Bacterial and Viral Vaccines Flashcards

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What R0 is required for a disease to be halted?

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R0 < 1

R0 = number of people infected by one infectious person

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What is herd immunity?

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Form of immunity that occurs when vaccination of a significant proportion of the population provides a measure of protection for individuals that are not immune

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What is the herd immunity threshold?

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Threshold = 1 - 1/R0

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What are the main immunological targets of vaccines?

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Lymphocytes and antibody production

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Which other response is important for live-attenuated vaccines?

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T cell response to destroy infected cells

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What are the three main types of memory cell?

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  • Memory B cells
  • Memory killer T cells
  • Memory T helper cells
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What are protective antigens?

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Microbial components that give rise to a protective immune response to future infection

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What’s an inactivated vaccine?

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Inactivated

  • Whole organism is detroyed (using heat, radiation or antibiotics)
  • NO risk of causing infection in the host
  • Immune response may not be particularly strong or long-lasting
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What’s a live attenuated vaccine

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Live attenuated

  • Live organisms are modified to be less virulent
  • Risk of acquiring virulence
  • Should be avoided in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
  • Eg. MMR
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What’s a toxoid vaccine?

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Toxoid

  • Inactivated toxin components
  • eg. Tetanus or Diptheria
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What’s a subunit vaccine?

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Subunit

  • Protein components of the microorganisms or synthetic virus-like particles
  • Lack genetic material and are unable to replicate
  • eg. Hep B, HPV
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What’s a conjugate vaccine?

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Conjugate

  • Poorly immunogenic antigens are paired with a protein that is highly immunogenic (adjuvant)
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What’s a heterotypic vaccine?

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Heterotypic

  • Using pathogens that infect other animals but do NOT cause disease in humans
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List some examples of the following types of vaccines:

  1. Inactivated
  2. Live attenuated
  3. Toxoid
  4. Subunit
  5. Conjugate
  6. Heterotypic
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  1. Inactivated
    • Influenza
    • Polio
    • Cholera
  2. Live attenuated
    • MMR
    • Yello fever
  3. Toxoid
    • Diphteria
    • Tetanus
  4. Subunit
    • Hepatitis B
    • HPV
  5. Conjugate
    • Haemophilus influenza type B
  6. Heterotypic
    • BCG
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What are stabilisers?

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Substances that are added to the vaccine to keep it chemicall stable

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What is a commonly used adjuvant?

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Aluminium hydroxide

17
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Why are antibiotics sometimes mixed with vaccines?

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Prevent contamination

18
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What are the determinants of the antibody response to a vaccine?

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  • Vaccine type
  • Antigen nature
  • Vaccination schedule
19
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List some contraindications for vaccines.

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  • Previous anaphylactic reactions
  • Anaphylactic reaction to egg is contraindicated with the influenza vaccine
  • Immunocompromised and pregnant women should not receive live attenuated vaccines
  • If acutely unwell on the day of vaccination
  • DTP is contraindicated if evidence of neurological abnormality
20
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List some examples of serious reactions associated with the following vaccines:

  1. DTP
  2. Poliovirus
  3. Measles
  4. Rubella
  5. T/DT/Td
  6. Hepatitis B
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  1. DTP​
    • Encephalopathy
    • Shock
    • Anaphylaxis
  2. Poliovirus
    • Guillian-Barre syndrome
    • Polio
  3. Measles
    • Anaphylaxis
    • Thrombocytopaenia
  4. Rubella
    • Acute arthritis
  5. T/DT/Td
    • Guillian-Barre syndrome
    • Brachial neuritis
    • Anaphylaxis
  6. Hepatitis B
    • Anaphylaxis
21
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List some prerequisites for successful disease eradication.

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  • No animal reservoir
  • Antigenically stable pathogen with one/few strains
  • No latent reservoir of infection and no integration of pathogenic material into host genome
  • Vaccine induces a lasting immune response
  • High coverage of vaccination
22
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Describe the typical presentation of measles.

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  • Fever
  • Rash (appearing 4 days after fever)
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Coryzal symptoms
23
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When are patients with measles infectious?

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4 days before rash to 4 days after rash

24
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Mono vs Multivalent vaccines?

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Cover 1 or multiple strains of pathogen

YEAR 5: Microbiology and Infection PM (26 decks)

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