vaccinations Flashcards
1
Q
cons of vaccinations
A
Doesn’t always work
Doesn’t give immunity
Sometimes have a bad reaction but that’s very rare
2
Q
pros of vaccination
A
They can protect a people from big outbreaks of disease and help control lots of communicable diseases
3
Q
what does injecting people with dead pathogens do
A
Dead pathogens carry antigens which cause the body to produce antibodies to attack them even though pathogens are harmless
4
Q
what is herd immunity
A
Vaccinating a population to protect a population from other diseases