Vaccinations

Question 1

This is known as vaccinating a large portion of the population limits the spread of disease and protects those who can’t be immunized or in whom it was not effective

Answer 1

Effect of herd immunity

Question 2

Vaccines produce ______ immunity through antibody reaction.

Answer 2

active

Question 3

T/F: All vaccines are 100% efficacious

Answer 3

False (No vaccine is 100% efficacious)

Question 4

This type of vaccination is a modification of a wild disease producing virus/bacteria, typically milder than the natural disease.

Answer 4

Live attenuated

Question 5

This type of vaccination is created by growing the virus in culture, then inactivated with heat or chemicals. This CAN NOT cause disease.

Answer 5

Inactivated vaccination

Question 6

This type of vaccination is made from “detoxified” toxins produced by bacteria.

Answer 6

Toxoid vaccinations

Question 7

This type of vaccination is a unique type of inactivated subunit vaccine composed of long chains of sugar molecules that make up the surface capsule of certain bacteria.

Answer 7

Polysaccharide vaccination

Question 8

This is a type of polysaccharide vaccination which is combined with a protein to boost immunogenic response

Answer 8

Conjugated polysaccharide vaccines

Question 9

These are genetically engineered or modified vaccines

Answer 9

Recombinant vaccines

Question 10

What are the SIX vaccinations given in the first year of life?

Answer 10

1. Hep B
2. Rotavirus
3. DTaP
4. H. Influenza
5. Pneumococcal
6. Inactivated polio

Question 11

In vaccination what do capital letters and lower letters indicate? (Ex: DTaP, Tdap)

Answer 11

Capital Letter = Larger, Stronger dose

Lowercase Letter = Lesser dose