Vaccination

Question 0

What are antibodies?

Answer 0

Chemicals made my by lymphocytes

Question 1

What are antigens?

Answer 1

Surface proteins that identify a cell

Question 2

Name 2 risks of immunisation

Answer 2

Mild reaction/ mild form of the disease

Very rarely a person can have a major harmful reaction

Question 3

Describe the difference between a vaccine and immunisation

Answer 3

A vaccine contains a dead or harmless form of a pathogen that is used to immunise a person

Immunisation means giving a vaccine to cause an immune response in the body

Question 4

What are monoclonal antibodies?

Answer 4

Antibodies that carry useful chemical markers or treatments.

A set of monoclonal antibodies are identical because they are produced in large quantities from the same hybrids a cells

Question 5

What can monoclonal antibodies be used for?

Answer 5

In pregnancy tests to identify if the pregnancy hormone is present

To stick to blood clots or cancer cells so they can be detected and treated